Ruth made a special point of being nice to children. He would visit them in orphanages and hospitals. Later in life, when he was seriously ill himself, he expressed sympathy for youngsters who were suffering. His
friends often remarked that Ruth seemed most at ease with children, feeling no need at all to prove himself
to them, perhaps because in some ways he was almost "one of them." Or as he himself once put it," I got as
much of a kick out of them as they seemed to receive from their meetings with me.

Which literary device has emily dickinson used in these lines? how dreary to be somebody! how public, like a frog to tell your name the livelong day to an admiring bog! metaphor alliteration simile allusion

According to homer's iliad, which greek god was helen of troy's father? a. apollo b. poseidon c. zeus d. hades

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.