List one Main Idea from the beginning of the speech, the middle of the speech, and the end of the speech. Use Textual Evidence to support your answer.

In washwoman who is the narrator telling the story

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.

How did the older men calm the younger ones down when they learned from some of the prisoners where they were? (chapter 3 of the book night)