Read the passage.

The general had no way out. His men had given all they could in battle but were gaining no ground. To avoid further casualties, he and his men made a courageous retreat out of the line of enemy fire.

What is the meaning of the oxymoron courageous retreat?

The oxymoron conveys the idea that the retreat is a cowardly act.
The oxymoron conveys the idea that the general’s decision to retreat is justified.
The oxymoron emphasizes the idea that the general’s decision is a miscalculation.
The oxymoron emphasizes the idea that the retreat is unwarranted.

For which cause did swift not write? the tory government the devaluation of irish coins the whig wars under william iii the starvation in ireland

Arrange the events in ivan ilyich's life, which are described in chapters 1–4 of leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich, in chronological order. ivan ilyich becomes assistant public prosecutor, a position that he serves in for seven years. ivan ilyich meets zachar ivanovich in st. petersburg and receives a guaranteed appointment in the department of justice. ivan ilyich graduates from the school of law and qualifies for the tenth rank of the civil service. ivan ilyich becomes a public prosecutor and is transferred to another province. ivan ilyich is offered the post of examining magistrate in a russian province.

Which evidence supports the inference that nora is afraid of what torvald will say if krogstad tells him about her forgery? do it for my sake—for your own sake—for the children's sake." "you don't know what that letter can bring upon us." "yes, it's too late." "you will never have to do that."