What is the central irony in the passage? mr. bounderby recounts a childhood of poverty, but he is actually very rich. mrs. gradgrind wants to show sympathy, but ends up making fun of mr. bounderby. mr. bounderby pretends to be humble, but he is in fact boastful and full of himself. mrs. gradgrind shows great sympathy, but she cannot tolerate the presence of mr. bounderby.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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in the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson announced that every human being has “certain unalienable rights,” among which are those to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of " hope i