Which dictionary definition for flourish best fits its meaning in this sentence? the musicians understood each flourish of the conductor's baton. a. decoration in handwriting, as a loop or curve b. a waving about, as of a sword or stick c. a showy display in doing something d. a fancy or elaborate passage in music

The best persuasive essay topics a. are the ones that are popular, that many other people are writing about b. are ones you feel strongly about and that can be backed up by outside sources c. are one you feel strongly about, whether or not there is outside evidence for support

Read the stanza below from the poem “tattoo” by gregg shapiro and answer the question that follows. if i could trade places with him i would pad the rest of his days wrap him in gauze and velvet absorb the shocks and treat his wounds i would scrub the numbers from his flesh extinguish the fire and give him back his life what does shapiro use to create the conceit in the lines above? a) he carries one line of poetry onto the next. b) he paints vivid word pictures that trigger the imagination by appealing to the five senses. c) he directly expresses a metaphor using like, as, or than. d) he uses physical protection to represent emotional protection.

4friends evenly divided up a nn-slice pizza. one of the friends, harris, ate 11 fewer slice than he received.