Choose the word that would complete this sentence with the most positive connotation. the water made our boat ride very bumpy. a) raging b) turbulent c) raving d) furious

Shauna wants to use facts from a government website in her speech. which element is she adding to her speech? a. background information b. narrative c. evidence d. commentary e. theme

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.