Which word could best replace either of the underlined words in the paragraph? the easiest way to vex our mother is to whine when she directs us to do a chore. i learned that long ago and avoid anything that will annoy her, but my little brother has a lot to learn. he has lost computer time four times already and has been grounded from going to his best friend's house twice. sadly, he is as hardheaded as mom is.

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

In which case did the court rule that flag burning was not illegal under the first amendment? a-us v. fields b-new york times v. sullivan c-texas v. johnson d-us v. alvarez

Read the excerpt from ernest hemingway’s “soldier's home.” his father was in the real estate business and always wanted the car to be at his command when he required it to take clients out into the country to show them a piece of farm property. the car always stood outside the first national bank building where his father had an office on the second floor. now, after the war, it was still the same car. nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. how does hemingway’s description of the town as unchanged impact the readers’ perception of krebs? it emphasizes that while the town has remained the same, krebs has changed. it illustrates that krebs despises the town he grew up in because it is boring. it demonstrates that krebs views himself as similar to the other soldiers from his town. it reveals that krebs is jealous of those who were able to stay in town and avoid the war.