Read the excerpt, spoken by Robert to Edna, from The Awakening, "You have slept precisely one hundred years, I was left here to guard your slumbers, and for one hundred years I have
been out under the shed reading a book. The only evil I couldn't prevent was to keep a broiled fowl from drying up."
Which best describes the underlying tone connotated by the words in the excerpt?
insincere
playful
melancholy
cynical

Jargon is a specialized vocabulary of a particular group trade or profession

Subject: save the whales! dear professor crest, i know you are really busy and everything, but i was hoping that you could spend more time thinking about how to save the whales. it’s up to us to speak up on their behalf. it’s really wrong that some amusement parks use these poor, defenseless animals for recreational purposes. this must be stopped, and you’re the person to do it! ttyl, jules which revisions would make this e-mail more formal? check all that apply. a. removing the contractions b. removing the exclamation points c. removing the salutation d. removing the slang and casual speech e. removing the information about amusement parks

Which situation from a novel best reflects the following theme? prejudice can be found in unexpected places and is always hurtful to those exposed to it. a. community members admire a public figure until a child exposes him as a fraud b. witnesses to a violent attack remain quiet for fear of endangering their families o c. a talented doctor cannot get work in a neytown because he is an "outsider." d. a couple tries to keep their romance alive across a great distance but fails.