Until recently the disabled were actually penalized for finding a job because:
a.
they were paid less than other workers.
b.
they lost their medicaid benefits if they entered the workforce.
c.
their disabilities made the workplace less safe for them.
d.
they had to work harder than “normies.”

As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gift jim had purchased in the beginning of the story , this would be an example of