Read the excerpt from hurston’s “john redding goes to sea.”

matty redding, john's mother, was setting the table for supper. she was a small wiry woman with large eyes that might have been beautiful when she was young, but too much weeping had left them watery and weak.

which best describes the intent of hurston’s use of voice as it relates to cultural experience?

a. hurston explores the outdated notion of women in the kitchen rather than in the workforce.

b. hurston reinforces the idea that women openly show their emotions, whereas men try to conceal them.

c. hurston highlights the hardships that women in the community are experiencing through her description of matty redding.

d. hurston comments on the wasted beauty of youth and the cruelty of aging through her portrayal of the main character.

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Hurry 20 mins all the animals were now present except moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. when major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively he cleared his throat and began: "comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that i had last night. but i will come to the dream later. i have something else to say first. i do not think, comrades, that i shall be with you for many months longer, and before i die i feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as i have acquired. i have had a long life, i have had much time for thought as i lay alone in my stall, and i think i may say that i understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. it is about this that i wish to speak to you." which historical figure does old major most likely represent? tsar nicholas ii an imperial guard vladimir lenin joseph stalin

Which form does a verb take when the subject receives the action?