You are John. This morning you received a call from Mr. Mark, your father’s friend. Your father was out. Mr. Mark asked you to convey to your father that he was in fever and not in a position to go to the office today. He has asked your father to inform the Managing Director about it. Write the message for your father.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

Identify an example of an epic simile in book 13, book 21, or book 24 of the odyssey and explain how it is different from a typical simile.

What is the main conflict in this excerpt from “rumplestiltskin” by the brothers grimm?