In the "Traveling Bra Salesman Lesson by Claudia O'Kefee, what does she specifically mean by saying that the past is dust and that we no linger have the right to the mythic concept of the American Dream

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.

Which pair of words has similar denotation but different connotations?

Would the essay be more effective in explaining the concept of dead reckoning if you knew from the beginning that ahmed is an ant?