As exemplified throughout fitzgerald's classic, the great gatsby, people and situations are not always what they seem. perhaps no other character personifies this assertion better than the quintessential jay gatsby, a man with many secrets and an insatiably dangerous gift of hope. then there are daisy and tom buchanan, the wealthy couple who appear to have it all, yet still manage to commit adultery in seemingly broad daylight. in fact, the characters who—financially and culturally—should have reveled in the greatest depths of happiness, were actually the most miserable. ironically, it is our modestly endowed and unwed narrator who is the only character in the book who appears to possess any shred of contentment with his present lot in life.

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Which three events took place when lincoln lived at knob creek farm?

Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.