Each of the following is an image which is most likely to be evoked from the description of the couple as "this old yellow pair" except a. discolored pages of paper. b. a used pair of sneakers. c. an old, faded wedding dress. d. a used piece of cloth.

Match the elements of historical analysis to the corresponding information about the gettysburg address.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?