Please help! I will give to best answer.

Analyze this simile and determine it's purpose.
"She batted her eyelashes and readjusted her shackles as if they were lace gloves."

I think it's saying she has very regal behavior even though she is a prisoner, but wanted some more opinions.

The 'she battered her eyes' shows that she is doing something all girls do.

The word 'readjusted' shows that she is feeling uncomfortable about her surroundings.

the phrase 'lace gloves' show that she is of a high status as she is wearing lace.

major league baseball

explanation:

jack roosevelt robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball.as he was the first african american to play in the major leagues, jackie robinson became the target of racial abuse. jackie robinson is referring to the historic event, harlem riot.

the boy's acceleration toward the girl is 2.08 m/s^2.

explanation:

according the newton's third law, the force causing the girl accelerate towards the boy will be me with equal counter-force causing the boy to accelerate towards the girl. these forces will be of equal magnitude and allows us to determine the boy's acceleration:

the boy's acceleration toward the girl is 2.08 m/s^2.