Excerpt from Norse Mythology Part A
Kate McConnaughey
Frija's son, who was the favorite of all the gods, was Baldur. Only Loki, the spirit of evil, hated him. Baldur's face was as
bright as sunshine. His hair gleamed like burnished gold. Wherever he went, night was turned into day.
Frija's son, who was the favorite of all the gods, was Baldur. Only Loki, the spirit of evil, hated him
Which answer choice shows the BEST way to combine these two sentences from paragraph 6 without changing the meaning?
A)
Since Frija's son Baldur was a favorite of all the gods, Loki, the spirit of
evil, hated him
B)
Because Frija's son Baldur was a favorite of all the gods, Loki, the spirit of
evil, hated him
C)
Although Frija's son Baldur was a favorite of all the gods, Loki, the spirit of
evil, hated him
D)
As long as Frija's son Baldur was a favorite of all the gods, Loki, the spirit
of evil, hated him

Explain the process of conflict resolution in the plot line of the story

When i was young enough to still spend a long time buttoning my shoes in the morning, i'd listen toward the hall: daddy upstairs was shaving, in the bathroom, and mother downstairs was frying the bacon. they would begin whispering back and forth to each other up and down the stairwell. my father would whistle his phrase, my mother would try to whistle, then hum hers backi drew my buttonhook in and out and listened to it -know it was "the merry widow." the difference was, their song almost floated with laughter. how different from the record, which growled from the beginning, as if the victrola were only slowly being wound up. they kept it running between them, up and down the stairs where i was now just about ready to run clattering down and show them my shoes. what is the effect of the parallelism used in the above excerpt? it establishes the rhythm of a duet to echo the song. it expresses the same ideas. it mirrors opposite ideas. it is a paradox.

What is the definition of scathing? a. to assail with abusive language c. to deter by advice or persuasion b. bitterly severe, as a remark d. the west wind; a mild wind