Which description best fits the speaker based on his language use?
i can remember how when i was young, i believed death to be a phenomenon of the body. now i know it to be merely a function of the mind—and that of the minds that suffer the bereavement.
(from as i lay dying by william faulkner)
a young farmworker
an uneducated trader
an old, philosophical doctor
a vagrant outcast from society

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.

Which phrase from the declaration of independence best relates to anthony's theme of equal rights for all people? a. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness b . to secure these, governments are instituted among men c. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed d. endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights