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What does the passage most clearly indicate about the social and
historical context of Twain's day? Choose two options.
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unattractive
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pastime
D. It was possible to travel long distances across the ocean.
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larger buildings
E. Many Americans were leaving San Francisco to find quieter
places to live

3. williams's poem and brueghel's painting share the same subject. in your opinion, which creates a more powerful emotional response in the reader or viewer? provide at least two pieces of evidence to support your argument, establishing reasons for your claims. explain why you have chosen the poem or the painting, and why the other is less powerful. use specific details from the poem and the painting to support your arguments. (15 points)

The story behind the story is a a human interest article b concerned with the feelings of people involved in a headline event ca kind of special feature d all of these e none of these

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.