Compare and / or contrast chaucer and dante on one of the following topics:

their treatment or understanding of sin;
their criticism of certain practices or aspects of the catholic church;
their view of life as a pilgrimage (or how the idea of pilgrimage plays a key role in their literary works);
their understanding of the secular (worldly) in relation to the sacred (divine)
be sure to refer to characters and /or passages from the two literary works in developing your discussion.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

the answer is a.

explanation:

the clause "looking toward the south" modifies "a funnel cloud." it's not really the cloud that's "looking," but grammatically, that clause is modifying the cloud.

the answer is a.

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