Read the following passage:
Sure, I wish things had turned out differently for me in
Vietnam. But I know things could have turned out worse,
too. So I just try to be thankful for what I do have and do
my best to be independent. I can dress myself and even tie
a tie. No more playing guitar, though. If I close my eyes,
can just about hear the music. Just strumming my
heartstrings is what I'm doing, I suppose.
What is one way the author's word choice contributes to the tone of this
passage?
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A. The personification gives readers a peaceful impression.
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B. The words "worse' and "best" represent the narrator's anxiety.
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C. The metaphor creates a sense of grateful acceptance.
D. The word "heartstrings" adds to the feeling of nostalgia,

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

What element of dante's inferno shows the reader that he wants to expose corruption in the church? a. by placing many church leaders among the sinners in hell b. by changing his own personality to create the dante character c. by allowing virgil, a well-respected poet, to be his guide d. by setting his story in hell and following the biblical description of hell2b2t

What is the author purpose for including this portion of how to eat an live cream cone