In The Crucible Who is Abigail, and why is she there?

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.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a. something someone else is writing about b. a fact c. something you have written about before

Why does the author of exploring the titanic give background information about his youth and education? to show his lifelong love for the ocean