And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country, should leave us no more? In this excerpt from "The Star Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key uses the word vauntingly to describe what? the destruction caused by the battle the willpower of the American people the terrifying power of the naval ships the overconfidence of the British troops

How does the author use the character of the nurse to develop the social issue of gender inequality? the nurse’s willingness to take care of nora when nora was little demonstrates a woman’s ability to do difficult work. the nurse’s need to give up a child in order to have a job demonstrates a woman’s inability to support herself. the fact that the nurse’s child wrote to her as a young girl and as an adult demonstrates a woman’s ability to keep friends forever. the nurse’s assurance to nora that her children ask for her often demonstrates women’s role in health care.