An ad for a premium promotional plan announces a two-
day shipping program for all orders. a gentleman decides
to take advantage of the plan and orders an air purifier to
with his seasonal allergies. he is notified that he will
receive the item on saturday afternoon, or before 8 p. m.
nothing arrives. sunday comes and goes - no package.
the man's allergies are tormenting him. on monday, he
calls the company and asks where his saturday shipment
is. the customer service representative says, "oh, we don't
deliver on sundays and mondays, but you should receive
your purchase by tuesday evening, guaranteed! "
based on this work of satire, what is most likely the author's opinion?
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a. the customer service representative does not know how to
the man
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b. the company has exaggerated its two-day shipping promise.
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c. the man's allergies increase because the company lied.
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d. the man didn't receive his package on time because he was rude.

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

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