Why does lincoln feel his second inaugural address should be shorter than his first?

What is the metaphor used for captain beatty? what is he being compared to?

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?

Now we have "lords of dogtown," a fiction film based on the very same material and indeed written by peralta. not only is there no need for this movie, but its weaknesses underline the strength of the doc.” based on this passage, we can conclude that the author a. prefers documentaries to fictional stories c. likes the movie “lords of dogtown” very much b. prefers the documentary over “lords of dogtown” d. feels that it took too long to make the movie “lords of dogtown”