Gift of the Magi

Why does the author say the characters were not wise?

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Which sentence uses parallel structure? a. spring is a time for growth, renewal, and to rain. b. science provides us with some answers, some questions, and figuring out how our world works. c. as long as you use your best judgement, learn from your mistakes, and taking advice, you’ll grow as a person. d. once things are done, there is no need to dwell them, to worry about them, or to decide who to blame.

After reading that gregor woke up transformed as vermin in the first paragraph of the the metamorphosis, the reader feels a sense of