Which best describes the connotation of “blotted” in the excerpt? It has a positive connotation, because it implies the women were able to erase the feelings of emptiness.
It has a positive connotation, because it implies the emptiness was able to be replaced with happiness.
It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were actually strengthening the feelings of emptiness.
It has a negative connotation, because it implies women were merely temporarily lessening the feelings of emptiness.

i think its a.

an ugly duckling is teased by the other ducklings. when she grows up, however, the ducklings discover that she is a beautiful swan

another character. imagine that section narrated in first person point of view from one of the character's perspective, and rewrite it in the space below, attempting to use a similar writing style as the original author. then, in a second paragraph, consider this: are you able to explore some of the same ideas and themes when viewing the situation from the character's first person point of view, as compared to when it is narrated from london's third-person limited

my mom likes working at a nursing home.

direct object