Which is the best way to revise this sentence for clarity and brevity? Although others have described New York City as exhilarating because of its culture and culinary delights, I found the metropolis to be awash in detritus, while also offensive to the olfactory sense.

New York is very exciting to many people, but I found it boring.

I don’t know why people love New York so much. I don’t like it.

Some people love New York, but I found it to be dirty and smelly.

New York City is not worth visiting because it smells bad.

Timed. from kate chopin the awakening despite the opinions of seemingly everyone else, madame lebrun likes which of her sons better

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.

Similarities between speaker’s delivery and active listening?