Explain why the reply from Red Chief's father is an example of irony.

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

Jackson is a very smart little boy he can count to twenty and is only two years old. complete, run on sentence or comma splice

Explain how advancements in technology have affected the diversity of our news, how we receive it, and how it is portrayed by the media.