Identify the literary device used in the following quotation. "The sweet scent of sun block wafts through the air from sunbathers lying on the beach. Children laugh and splash in the water, and nearby volleyball games stir passionate shouts in the heat of competition."

Select one:
a. personification
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. imagery

This is the political, social, cultural, and economic 'time and place' surrounding the creation of a literary text.

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

Write a 250-word essay in which you explain the significance of the different narrative voices in “the way to wealth.” use evidence from both texts to support your response.