Is society better off with or without books and access to knowledge?

a society is always better off with books ... the more one reads books ,the more they gain knowledge and of course knowledge is power and to survive this modern world , one needs to have knowledge , and books are the pathway for knowledge, in simple words , books are the pathway to a successful life

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the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.

the answer is b "spewing black smoke", i took the test and got 100%   hope i