1722
In the service of the Dutch West India
Company. I set out to sea on an expedition to
seek a new continent, Terra Australis. We
have yet found no such place. What we have
found instead is an island which we have
called Easter, for the day upon which we
discovered it, and on this island live a people
who, by some wondrous effort, have
surrounded their villages with stone statues
30-feet high before which they light sacred
fires nightly. How such enormous monuments
were moved across the land is a mystery, and
when asked to reveal the secret the chief will
say only, with a wry smile. "They walk. Under
the astonished, wide-eyed moon, with the
Reread the 1722 entry, on pages 4 and 5.
Click the sentence in this section that BEST uses
personification to emphasize the narrator's sense
of wonder.
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How such enormous monuments

were moved across the land is a mystery, and

when asked to reveal the secret the chief will

say only, with a wry smile. "They walk"

Explanation:

Personification is a literary device in which an inanimate object is given human attributes.

From the answer above, the writer is astonished at how the inhabitants of the island are able to move the 30 feet high stone statues and when the chief was asked the secret, he responded that the monuments walked.

Walking is a human attribute

The stone statues are inanimate objects and so cannot walk.

Therefore, the sentence best uses personification to show the writer's sense of wonder.

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  a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.