Which excerpt from “the gift of the magi” presents the reader with the initial conflict of the story?

there was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl.

tomorrow would be christmas day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy jim a present.

she had a habit for saying little silent prayer about the simplest everyday things, and now she whispered: " god, make him think i am still pretty."

twenty dollars a week doesn't go far.

Which sentence contains correct capitalization? in “the rime of the ancient mariner,” the albatross was initially an omen of good luck. in “the rime of the ancient mariner,” the albatross was initially an omen of good luck.

How does douglass contrast his childhood on colonel lloyd’s plantation with this arrival on baltimore at the auld’s?

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.