Which sentence from “Everyday Survival” uses figurative language?Rather, we should balance confidence with reasonable doubt, sel
f-esteem with self-criticism. Rather, we should balance confidence with reasonable doubt, self-esteem with self-criticism.
For example, Pvt. Giles McCoy was aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis when it was torpedoed and sank at the end of World War II, tossing some 900 men into the black of night and the shark-infested Pacific.
But new research shows that if we adjust our everyday routines even slightly, we do indeed change. The chemical makeup of the brain even shifts. To make these lessons useful, you have to engage in learning long before you need it—it’s too late when you’re in the middle of a crisis.
In the past two decades Illinois has had about 50 percent more twisters than Alabama but far fewer fatalities.
Rather, we should balance confidence with reasonable doubt, self-esteem with self-criticism.
