Authors sometimes use contrast when characterizing the people in their stories. which of the following best illustrates this technique in chaucer's "the nun's priest's tale"? a. chanticleer is handsome yet his hen pertelote is homely. b. the widow is described in terms of her poverty while the rooster is described as beautiful. c. chanticleer sang in the morning but pertelote crowed at night. d. the widow was unhappy with her lot in life but her chickens were happy and content.

Read and key the following paragraph. 1"the final phase of franklin's public service is themost spectacular. 2after his return to america he waselected to the second continental congress and served withjefferson and john adams on the committee which drafted thedeclaration of independence. 3then, in 1776, he wasappointed one of the three commissioners to seek military andnaval assistance from france. 4for nearly ten years pariswas his center of operations, and, in large part because ofhis personal popularity, he secured the much-needed supportof france and spain and eventually negotiate thetreaty of paris (1783), by which england recognized americanindependence. 5when he returned to america in 1785 he wasold and ill, yet he found strength to serve as a delegate tothe constitutional convention, and to continue his work withmany humanitarian and scientific societies." type the key words for sentence's 2. 3. 4. 5.

What is the value of x in the equation? 43 7 x − 31 2 = 12 a) 32 5 b) 31 2 c) 33 4 d) 36 7

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.