Check my answer read the passage. excerpt from the alchemist by paul coelho the hills of andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entire desert between him and the pyramids. yet the boy felt that there was another way to regard his situation: he was actually two hours closer to his treasure… the fact that the two hours had stretched into an entire year didn't matter. why does the author describe how long and how far the boy has traveled in the story? a. by describing the desert and pyramids, the passage allows the reader to see how far the boy has come. (my answer) b. the passage expresses how far the boy has come—and how far he still has to go to realize his dream. c. by showing how close he is to his goal, the passage reinforces the boy’s endless enthusiasm and faith in his destiny. d. the passage reflects the boy’s despair at being so far away from home—and for being gone so long.

‘low in fat but high in deliciousness, by munching on a savage wild boar you aren’t depriving poor little peppa and george of a long-lost cousin, but rather reaffirming your rightful and god-given position at the top of the food chain.’ the above extract features which four kinds of bias? innuendo/opinion of fact/biased tone/mistreatment of opposing views/ subjective sourse/ subjective vocabulary/ exaggeration/ 0subjective statistics

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?