Which verse from Part 2 of The Dhammapada best uses figurative language to express the idea that one deliberately stays away from evil?
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The Dhammapada, Part 2
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O Let a man avoid evil deeds, as a merchant, if he has few companions
and carries much wealth, avoids a dangerous road; as a man who loves
life avoids poison.
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O An evil deed, like newly-drawn milk, does not turn suddenly:
smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, it follows the fool.
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Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not if we enter into the clefts
of the mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where a
man might be freed from an evil deed.
O Even a good man sees evil days so long as his good deed does not
ripen; but when his good deed ripens, then does the good man see
good things.

In what critical way is the protagonist dynamic in "there's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella"?

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

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