The bonfire was by this time beginning to sink low, for the fuel had not been of that substantial sort which can support a blaze long. Most of the other fires within the wide horizon were also dwindling. Attentive observation of their brightness, color, and duration would have revealed the quality of the material burnt, and of this latter, to some extent the natural produce of the district in which each bonfire was situated. The clear kingly effulgence that had characterized the majority expressed a heath and furze country like their own, which in one direction extended an unlimited number of miles: The rapid flares and extinctions at other points of the compass showed the lightest of fuels—straw, beanstalks, and the usual waste from arable land. Select the correct answer.

What is the allusion in this passage?

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A. No allusion in passage
B. Arable land

C. Rapid flares

D. Kingly effulgence

April does not let things interrupt her goals, she just continues on until she gets what she wants. complete, run on or comma splice

How is president obama using an appeal to reason, or logos, in this excerpt? by explaining why each person must work hard in order to succeed by explaining why working together is necessary for success by explaining why attempts at working together in the past failed by explaining why each person must look out for him or her self

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