Harrison thought this day would never end. “I am buried in homework,” he told his friends. ”I might suffocate under an avalanche of paper and books.” what is the literary device

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Answer: "I am buried in homework", he told his friends. "I might suffocate under an avalanche of paper and books." The literary device that is used in this statement is Hyperbole. Hyperbole is a figure of speech or literary device that overstates or exaggerates a statement for emphasis or to make a point, but does not have to be taken literally. Hyperbole is a Greek word that means "excess".

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Each note card should includea. full source information, notes from the source, and a page number where the information was found.
b. word-by-word quotations; summarizing can be done later.
c. notes from the source, an identification of the source, a page number where the information was found, and a label for the sub-topic.
d. one fact only, on one side of the card.

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Answer:

  C. Notes from the source, an identification of the source, a page number where the information was found, and a label for the sub-topic.

Explanation:

  Notecards are an important tool to gather information about the paper you are trying to write. These cards include the details needed for the bibliography. It is important to write down all the details needed because if not you´ll have more work to do.

  I hope this answer helps you.

its c bih!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Statistical power is influenced by all of the following except __________.A.
significance error
B.
critical value level
C.
observed test value
D.
sample size

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Statistical power is influenced by all of the following except observed test value. Option C is correct.

Statistical power is defined as the likelihood that a study will detect an effect when there exists an effect that should be detected. If statistical power is high, the probability of making a Type II error, or believing there is no effect when, in fact, there is one, goes down.

Statistical power is affected by the size of the effect as well as the size of the sample used to detect it.

i just took a test. answer is C. Observed Test Value

Which verb agrees with its subject? The Fuji apple and the navel orange __________ two of my favorite fruits. A. is B. was C. are D. has been

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he Fuji apple and the navel orange C. are two of my favorite fruits.
I believe C. are is the correct answer, because is would refer to one object, and has been doesn't work, instead have been would've worked. 

Which of the following words is most likely to carry a connotation?A. Walk
B. Stride
C. Run
D. Stand

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The correct answer is B. Stride. 

This is because it is not just a simple everyday word such as Walk or Run or Stand and it is used to evoke some emotion or some type of feeling because it is more poetic.

Answer:

B.Stride

Explanation:

Stride is most likely to carry a connotation.

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the document officially declaring the United States an independent nation, no longer under British control. It is known as: The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
The Proclamation of Rebellion
Common Sense

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The Decleration of Independence

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The Declaration of Independence

Although Common Sense would've been funnier :)

Which of the following romantic characteristics most likely grew out of the same ideas that influenced the French and American Revolutions?A.) respecting nature and humanity
B.) celebrating individual freedoms
C.) exploring deep personal emotions
D.) celebrating childhood innocence

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Answer:

B.) celebrating individual freedoms

Explanation:

The attributes of Romantic writing incorporate an emphasis on the essayist or storyteller's feelings and the inward world; a festival of nature, magnificence, and creative mind; dismissal of industrialization, organized religion, logic, and social show; admiration of women, kids, and rustic life; and so forth.  

Romanticism was powerful in molding the cutting edge perspective on craftsmanship, writing, and music.

B the answer is B. Hope this helped.