what does the phrase "purpled thy nail" refer to in this excerpt from "the flea" by john donne? cruel and sudden, hast thou since
purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?
a an injury the speaker's beloved incurred as he wooed her
b the shared blood of the speaker and his beloved in the flea
c the loss of the beloved's innocence symbolized by the flea
d the beloved's sudden cruel treatment of the speaker

Which statement best supports the author's purpose in "children of the drug wars," which is to persuade readers that the united states should do more to immigrant children from honduras?

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

In at least 150 words, identify and describe the setting, and the way the author uses imagery to describe it for part 1 of nectar in a sieve.