Read the excerpt from "Black Hole Beginnings."

As the nuclei meld, a smidgen of their matter vaporizes into energy. This creates a tremendous burst of furious noise, motion, and another by-product: star shine! Which statement correctly defines the cause-and-effect relationship described in this excerpt?

A. Motion is the primary cause of furious noise.

B. Star shine is an effect of matter vaporizing into energy.

C. A burst of furious noise is an effect of star shine.

D. Star shine is the primary cause of nuclei melding.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?

Which sentence does not contain an intensive pronoun? a) i guess i will just take out the trash myself. b) while treating herself to lunch, angie ran into an old friend. c) tony himself made dinner last night even though he hates to cook. d) lisa wondered if she herself was the one who left the oven on all day.