Where do you look for someone who’s never really there? Always on a staircase but never on a stair

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

While looking at ads on a professional job site, justin saw this job posting: "the employee should have a degree in human behavior and at least 5 years experience in behavioral modifications. we are also looking for an employee who is good at crisis divergence. typically employees will spend a lot of time supporting others."

You visit two websites about inventions of the 21st century. one has .edu in the url address and the other has .com. which site is more likely to be credible and why? (6 points) select one: a. the .edu site is more likely to be credible because all .com sites are trying to sell you something. b. the .edu site is more likely to be credible because its domain is a university or other school type. c. the .com site is more likely to be credible because all .edu sites are personal college student blogs. d. the .com site is more likely to be credible because its owners review all the content before publishing.