In the sixth paragraph, the description of tom’s father, the "fifth character in the play," introduces which idea?
a) tom distrusts his father and disapproves of his actions.
b) tom and his family have since reconciled with the father.
c) the father’s absence suggests he cannot be a source of tension in the play.
d) the father’s correspondence shows he still cares about the well-being of his family.
e) the void created by the father’s absence serves as an important character itself.

Gettysburg address question what do you notice about the length of this address? why do you think lincoln made it so short?

“obamacare”: included a provision for government-run health insurance called “the public option.” was bitterly opposed by congressional republicans because most favored a “single-payer” plan. survived two challenges to its constitutionality. was partially repealed in 2013 in order to avert a government shutdown. led to the expansion of medicaid in republican controlled states.

Choose the best example of an indirect confrontation for the following situation: peter, a local school board member hired john whom owns a local print shop to make custom t-shirts for his son's basketball team, the ravens. they are about to play their final game of the year and are having a party to celebrate their semi-finalist rankings. unfortunately, the printer made a mistake and printed on red/blue shirts instead of black/blue which are the team's actual colors. peter explains to john that the team's colors are black/blue instead of red/blue and asks john what he thinks they should do. peter explains to john that the team's colors are black/blue and demands that john re-print the shirts on the correct colors. peter agrees to take the red/blue shirts but then posts a negative yelp review on john's business. peter agrees to take the red/blue shirts but tells everyone he can in the school about the incident and tells them not to buy from john. peter rejects the shirts and files a lawsuit to attempt to recover the down payment he made to john.