I WILL MARK BRAINLIEST Read the excerpt from “The Strangers That Came to Town.”

No breeze stirred. No cloud shadowed the pond. Even the bird life of the swamp, usually bursting with melody, was silent and motionless.

How does the excerpt develop the setting of the story?

It reveals that it is going to be a beautiful day on the pond.

It shows why the pond is normally quiet at this time of day.

It reflects how the boys are feeling at this point in the story.

It describe the conditions in which the boys catch the most fish.

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president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.