Why might the members of the continental congress have deleted the following passage from the declaration These facts have given the last stab to agonizing affection, and manly spirit bids to remove us to renounce forever these unfeeling brethren A. It provides too much insight into the reason the colonists want to declare independence. B. It does not connect to the main point of the document C. It assume that the British want the colonies to be part of Britain D. It uses overly emotional language to describe the reason for separation from Britain

In at least two hundred words, discuss why "désirée's baby" is or is not relevant today.

Analyzing relationships how was the scientist work similar to the work of the keene high school students you read about in this section

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile