When looking for recent research about cures for the common cold, you come across a website with the suffix .edu. here is what you find on the website:
"achoo! everyone suffers from the miserable symptoms of the common cold. lots of boxes of tissues later, you wish someone would fix you up as good as new. well, folks. guess what? your wishes are about to come true. our lab will win next year's nobel prize in medicine for the discovery that all you really need is some hot tea and sympathy. grandma was right, after all."
why might you question the reliability of the author's claim that the lab will win a nobel prize in medicine?
a. the article seems like it was written to entertain. the claim is not verified.
b. a reliable article would not begin with the word, "achoo! "
c. an article that mentions home remedies is usually folklore.
d. an article would not try so hard to persuade its reader.

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. be sure to include a definition if your terms

In what way is victor frankenstein, instead of his creation, most clearly monstrous? a. he disconnects from his family and friends. b. he wishes that he could control the world with his monster. c. he believes that he can achieve success in the scientific world. d. he becomes angry at the monster, even though he created it.