What is the tone of this excerpt from mark twain's "mental telegraphy again"? i have three or four curious incidents to tell about. they seem to come under the head of what i named "mental telegraphy" in a paper written seventeen years ago, and published long afterwards.— several years ago i made a campaign on the platform with mr. george w. cable. in montreal we were honored with a reception. it began at two in the afternoon in a long drawing-room in the windsor hotel. mr. cable and i stood at one end of this room, and the ladies and gentlemen entered it at the other end, crossed it at that end, then came up the long left-hand side, shook hands with us, said a word or two, and passed on, in the usual way. answer choice: a. formal and restrained b. semiformal and controlled c. informal and conversational d. formal and didactic e. harsh and condescending

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war

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made man, i'll never forget

mine is worth far more

these are hyperbolic statements, i hope it

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.

c) eager anticipation.