7. analyze notice how souelf ends this diary entry with the simple sentence,
"some of us died" how does this sentence contrast with the events she
describes in lines 55-58? how does it change the tone of the text?

Write explanatory essay about the effects of earthquakes.

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.