What figurative language is this?

matt settled himself at a small wooden table to look at one of his books

How do you think langley employees reconcile the difference between the work they do that is innovative and advances humankind with the work they do that destroys it?

Which sentence is an example of objective third person writing that could be found in a scientific essay

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.