Read the following passage:

"well, dad, you won't mind about that once i make partner at the firm you'll be too excited bragging about your brilliant daughter."

"oh, of course, i hear merkel and sons put a high value on greed dishonesty and exploitation they'll have you on the fast track to the corner office in no time ill have so much to tell everyone, my little girl."

what is the meaning behind the sarcasm in this passage?

a. the father doesn't really have anyone to brag to even though he's proud
b. the father is deeply disappointed in his daughter's lack of morals
c. the father is just pretending to understand the corporate world of his daughter
d. the father was once a corrupt executive who now regrets his decisions

The answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

His daughter did something wrong and she is telling him that it won't matter because she will be a partner in a law firm. However, her father is obviously very upset about the thing that happened and very much disapproves of the law firm the girl speaks of.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

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