Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. in "this is what it means to say phoenix, arizona," how does the flashback to the meeting between victor's father and thomas in spokane contribute to the story? a) it adds humor by showing that each of the three characters was confused in his own way. b) it adds surprise by showing that victor's father had a kind heart underneath his roughness. c) it adds tension by showing that thomas was basically irresponsible. d) it adds suspense by showing that victor had been lying about his father.

In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," how does the flashback to the meeting between Victor's father and Thomas in Spokane contribute to the story?

The answer is B because in the story it meantion that his father left money for both of the charcters that drove to pheniox arizona... and it doesnt mention that victor lied or anything like that hopefully i helped.

hello,

your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

- i.a -

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).