Which details from "the oasis: africa" best support the central idea that nature can be severe and unkind?
select each correct answer.
“footsore and weary, but ever before us the pointing finger of the arab sheikh, and his ceaseless: ‘on, on.’”
"sand in the scanty food, sand in the brackish water—water that was drunk lukewarm from a clammy, loathsome water-skin."
"lulled by the soft music of the brook, in infinite content, i sank back on to the soft carpets, and was soon in a dreamless slumber."
"sweating in the heat, we had lost the whole day, dreading to be buried alive in the drifting sand. "
there is more then one answer

Read the thesis statement below and answer the question that follows. the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas. how can this thesis statement be improved?

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Read the excerpt from ernest hemingway’s “soldier's home.” his father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. the car always stood outside the first national bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. now, after the war, it was still the same car. nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. how does hemingway’s description of the town as unchanged impact the readers’ perception of krebs? it emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, krebs has changed. it illustrates that krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring. it demonstrates that krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town. it reveals that krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.