Read the following excerpt from a science fiction story: the man pressed his hand against the biological key-reader that locked the computer room. after touching his hand against the cold surface, the large metal door groaned and rumbled up into the ceiling. the man walked through the opening. his entrance triggered the lights in the room to come alive. in the back of the large, hollow room, he heard a machine power up, its electric board inhaling and sighing as the current pulsed through the metallic cavern. what is one figurative device the writer uses to amplify the sense of advanced technology, and what is the effect of this device?

The caption is an example of which kind of bias? "cute baby boars snuffle for food in the undergrowth"

What best explains why the character asagai is a symbol for heritage ?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile