Which word is an antonym of the underlined word in the paragraph?

during the storm, it rained so hard that the street in front of our house flooded. unfortunately, our car was parked out front, too. we’re in awful straits because water rose up to the car’s doors, so now we can’t get out of the house or drive anywhere.

a.
crisis

b.
majority

c.
advantage

d.
challenge

straits

Time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.

9. types of literature that are told from a point of view include autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, and journals.

In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.