Read the following excerpt from The Boy and the Bayonet, and answer the question below. The boys were a little cold to him, and some were brutal. But most of them recognized the fact that
what had happened to Tom Harris might have happened to any one of them. Besides, since the
percentage had been shown, it was found that "B" had outpointed them in many ways, and so their
loss was not due to the one grave error.
How does the author use the paragraph to develop a point of view about Bud's mistake?
O to explain why the boys were so angry with Bud
to convey how the boys planned to surprise Bud
O to show many boys were sympathetic Bud's mistake
to demonstrate that the boys barely noticed Bud's mistake

In a short paragraph of at least two hundred words, compare and contrast how miguel de cervantes’s use of figurative language differs from language use by ha jin. use at least two examples of textual evidence to support your answer.

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Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."