Read this paragraph
What is the conflict in the excerpt?
character versus self
character versus character
character versus society
character versus nature
Claire marveled at her little brother's flawless dive. It
ooked effortless now, but she knew he had spent weeks
perfecting the arch of his body and the point of his toes.
She wanted to have a dive like that the type people stop
and watch. Still, she could not bring herself to attempt it.
After all, her brother's first twenty or so dives had been
awful, with knees and elbows flailing. Claire shuddered to
imagine looking like that in clear view of the entire pool
population. And the whole head-first concept seemed
intimidating. She wondered if her hands would reach the
bottom of the pool. Maybe some day. But for now, she
decided she would just watch
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Describe the situation precisely what time of day and year is it where is the speaker what is happening to the weather

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

Within a farewell to arms, what would be the best definition of the word “hallow”? a) to shine a bright light onto a path. b) a deep hole. c) to treat as holy or sacred. d) lacking depth.