Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one, using the words given. 1. I didn't go to school because I was sick. (so)
=> I was sick,
2. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (the same……as)
=> Tim is
3. Her book is not the same as mine. (different from).
=> Her book is
4. I started playing soccer 5 years ago.
=> I have
5. The painting is bigger than the photograph. (not as……as)
=> The photo

1. I was sick, so I didn't go to school.

2. Tim is as old as Hoa.

3. Her book is different from mine.

4. I have played soccer for 5 years.

5. The photo is not as big as the painting.

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

agamemnon was the leader of the greek troops in the trojan wars and orestes was his son. when agamemnon returned from the war, he was murdered by his wife's lover in conjunction with his wife. orestes could not stop them but he seeked vengeance for his father. after a long time, he found them and avenged his father while killing them. he killed his mother, but greek mythology claims that his act was just and he was spared the remorse and the guilt. there are a lot of similarities with the ulysses/telemachus father son pair. ulysses was also one of the leaders of the excursion to troy. he still has not returned home, but in a sense the suitors of penelope are marring his estate and his reputation. while penelope is faithful to ulysses, the suitors by taking hold of the palace and committing their shameful acts are dishonoring ulysses. in the same context, telemachus is asked just like orestes to restitution his father's honor, regardless of whether he is alive or dead. athena is him and encouraging him with this example and he himself feels the need to save his father