Which statement should be revised for a more formal tone? poseidon, god of the sea, and athena, goddess of war, fought for the city of athens. poseidon threw his spear, which produced the spring of acropolis. amaltheia was kind of like a goat who fed zeus, which zeus was really happy about. in fact, he turned the goat’s horn into the horn of plenty. chronos was the ancient greek symbol of time. his appearance, a wise old man with a long beard, is similar to a current symbol, father time. sisyphus the gods by disclosing secrets. he found himself forced to roll a heavy stone uphill, only to see it roll back once it reached the peak.

Which sentence from this passage explains what the main characters do in rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead? "tom stoppard's play, rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, draws on two previous theatrical works: shakespeare's hamlet and samuel beckett's waiting for godot." "as in beckett's play, rosencrantz and guildenstern pass the time by impersonating other characters, engaging in word play, and remaining silent for long periods of time." "these same two characters were also featured in a parody of hamlet, the short comic play by w. s. gilbert entitled rosencrantz and guildenstern." "gilbert's play makes rosencrantz and guildenstern into central characters and alters the storyline of hamlet."

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

On one hand, i aspire to an ivy league vocation: 1 professor of the sciences in higher education. 2 but like noble amphibians that thrive on land and in the stream, 3 i've got another world of which i like to gladly dream. 4 some say that it's abnormal; my affections are exclusive. 5 in science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive. 6 line 3 exemplifies which kind of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile