Which is a metaphor?
raindrops, like tin-can drops, crashed over the rear of mr. shiflet’s car.
the turnip continued slowly to descend.
mr. shiftlet felt that the rottenness of the world was about to engulf him.
he raised his arm and let it fall again to his breast.

Which detail belongs in paragraph 5 to support the main idea of the paragraph? a) places to receive acupuncture are increasingly easy to find all across the united states. b) not everyone is necessarily fond of acupuncture; some patients prefer other methods of physical therapy. c) even though acupuncture is a popular chinese treatment, it has grown popular around the world. d) most of the adverse effects of acupuncture that have been reported do not derive from the procedure itself but from improper application.

[v]ast numbers of our people are compelled to seek their livelihood by begging, robbing, stealing, cheating, flattering, suborning, forswearing, forging . . which satirical element is most dominant in the passage above?

In mandatory military service in america one of the main arguments states that americans should share benefits and responsibilities of citizenship.