Read the excerpt from "aunty misery.” the doctors claimed no one bothered to come in for examinations or treatments anymore, because they did not fear dying; the pharmacists' business suffered too because medicines are, like magic potions, bought to prevent or postpone the inevitable; priests and undertakers were unhappy with the situation also, for obvious reasons. what is the best explanation of the figurative language used in the underlined phrase? medicines are similar to magic potions because both are difficult and expensive to obtain. medicines can be compared to magic potions as a simile because both temporarily remove symptoms. medicines can be compared metaphorically to magic potions because both are used by doctors. medicines can be compared to magic potions because both contain examples of hyperbole. mark this and return

According to section four, what is the most likely reason that a polyester blend fabric would make the project more difficult for amateur quilters?

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind

Based on structural elements what type of expository text does this excerpt from a 1917 congressional address by president woodrow wilson exemplify