The last one is an example of irony
Answer:
concentrate on and become expert in a particular subject or skill.
Question 1:
Humorous passage 1: "It (the umbrella) was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded."
Humorous passage 2: "(The umbrella is) An item to be carried in the street, to be used to startle friends and—in the worst of cases—to fend off one’s creditors."
Question 2:
Passage 1 is funny because it compares the umbrella to an ornamental bat, which sounds weird in the first place. Plus, the umbrellas is said to be used by people who want to seem British, which is even more outrageously funny.
Passage 2 is funny because it treats the umbrella as a scary object which can be used even to fend off people you owe money to, which is absurd.
In both passages, the author uses tone and voice in a very witty way: he speaks seriously about absurdity, about unimaginable stuff. It is like an encyclopedia of weird and fun facts. That is what makes it funny: the contrast between a serious tone and larger than life images.
Answer: Schools shouldn't open up this year cause its a risk. It risks the life's off billions of children's life's some children will get tired of wearing there mask during class because it is difficult to breath teachers will get on to them and the student will get sent to the principals office or they wont wash there hands cause no offense some kids are gross and a mask isn't going to stop the corona virus from spreading throughout schools until every one is dead kids will be unfocused worried about there health plus some schools are doing sports and are not wearing mask. it is dangerous and difficult.:)
Here's one that might help.
"He knew he could not stand a chance against Jermaine in a fight," - This shows how maybe in the future in this book, he may or may not lose a fight with Jermaine.
