What is most closely the significance of the phrase "the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun" in the following passage (paragraph 29)?
Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart. And while
the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on
a barrel in the shade close by, dangled his legs, munched his apple, and planned the
slaughter of more innocents. There was no lack of material; boys happened along
every little while; they came to jeer, but remained to whitewash.
A. Ben is finding the fence job to be a lot easier than Tom did.
B. A steamboat coming down the Mississippi is running slow due to the heat.
C. Ben is no longer pretending to be a boat because he is now whitewashing the fence.
D. Tom has taken over the role of captain on the Big Missouri.

How can the passage best be revised to eliminate logical fallacies and improve clarity

On november 17, 1968, football fans across the united states sat glued to their televisions. a close game between two top teams—the new york jets and the oakland raiders—was being broadcast. when the jets pulled ahead with only fifty seconds remaining, viewers went wild. but then, just as the raiders were bringing the ball across midfield, the game disappeared from the screen! in its place, a previously scheduled children's movie, heidi, started playing. callers flooded the tv network's phone lines, but it was too late. the raiders scored two touchdowns in the very final moments—touchdowns that were unseen by all but west coast viewers. as a result of the interrupted event, dubbed "the heidi game," television networks began delaying their regularly scheduled programs until football games had ended.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure. a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.