Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs:
O, ye happy women, whose purity has been sheltered from childhood, who have been free to choose the objects of your affection, whose
homes are protected by law, do not judge the poor desolate slave girl too severely! If slavery had been abolished, I also, could have married
the man of my choice; I could have had a home shielded by the laws, and I should have been spared the painful task of confessing what!
am now about to relate; but all my prospects had been blighted by slavery. I wanted to keep myself pure; and, under the most adverse
circumstances, I tried hard to preserve my self-respect; but I was struggling alone in the powerful grasp of the demon Slavery, and the
monster proved too strong for me.
What is the author's main purpose in this excerpt?
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It highlights how abolishing slavery was important for all women in America.
It illustrates how nineteenth-century America created a system that favored men over women.
It draws a parallel between women to reveal the disparities faced by enslaved women.
It draws a parallel between women's adult lives and their childhood experiences
It illustrates the need for laws to better protect the home for all women
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the legal limit for the drivers who can drive after consuming any amount of alcohol is 21 years.

explanation:

on november 1, 1996, a "zero tolerance law" was put into effect in the new york state.

according to this zero tolerance law, for people under the age of 21 years, it was illegal to purchase and possess alcohol or to drive after consuming any amount of it.

also, the alcohol involvement rate for the drivers under the age of 21 was roughly twice that of elderly drivers.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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