In matters intellectual and artistic newland archer felt himself distinctly the superior of these chosen specimens of old new york gentility; he had probably read more, thought more, and even seen a good deal more of the world, than any other man of the

what is the meaning of the phrase chosen specimens, and why does wharton use it in her description of newland archer?

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is (a) poorly repaired

he is suggesting that this widow is a strong woman, who is giving constructive criticism and she has enough to worry about, and she takes care of him, so he does not take it to heart.

recent news about two years ago indicates that a polish forestry student by chance unearthed at a depth of about 40cm (16 inches), during digging in a damp polish forest he found a 13-page manuscript into a thermos flask.

greek jew marcel nadjari was a aischwitz slave who witnessed how the nazi's built big death chambers and crematoriums and told how he was forced to escort fellow jews to the gas chambers. he accounts on this manuscript how the nazi's disguised this chambers to look like showers. also, he describes this place as a process of extermination from the chambers to the trains arriving to take the bodies.

the correct answer is c. analytical reasoning. it is when you analyze the situation to form conclusions.