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Identifying the Central Idea
What is the central idea of this passage?
Albel
Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion
to end the war and preserve the Union, Elizabeth Van
Lew became Butler's eyes and ears in the Confederate
capital city. Truth be told, however, she became much
more than that. She became a spymaster, the person
responsible for running a network of agents, couriers,
and safe houses that was very active during the war. In
addition to the spying, Elizabeth Van Lew continued to
maintain her Church Hill home as a safe house and
something of a local Union spy headquarters.
- The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko
Van Lew's home was used as a safe house, which
was critical to the Confederacy.
O Van Lew had a passion to end the war and preserve
the Union.
Van Lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the
espionage activities for the Union.
Van Lew did not enjoy working for General Butler.

the future of her and bobby

i think the answer is c. she can't feel happy because things are moving too quickly.

taken from the novel “the adventures of huckleberry finn” by mark twain (1884), the author narrates about social issues and norms related to morality, prejudice, and slavery. twain included the excerpt above in order to discuss a moral conflict that huck is in: following the moral values he has received from the society in which he lives. moreover, there are moral issues such as gilt and blame discussed here. in the excerpt above, which is part of chapter xvi, huck faces a dilemma: jim to escape or telling miss watson about jim’s flight. huck feels confused, since by choosing one action or another someone is going to get hurt. both jim and miss watson have him in different ways; jim has protected him and has been very kind with him and miss watson has him with his education. the following sentence is a clear example of the dilemma huck faces when he narrates what his conscience tells him: “what had poor miss watson done to you that you could see her niger go off right under your eyes and never say one single word? ”.