Why did mark twain say "No, the romance and beauty were all gone from the river. All the value any feature of it had for me now was the amount of usefulness it could furnish toward compassing the safe piloting of a steamboat." Which statement BEST explains why the author no longer found romance or beauty in the river?

A
He was busy piloting the steamboat.
B
He had become too familiar with the river.

C
He no longer liked his job working on the river.

D
He couldn't see the river while driving the steamboat.

Which is these is not a benefit of parallel structure? a)clarity b)classification c)emphasis d)balance

Which of the following statements would most encourage productive conflict? select all that apply.

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.