What is the adjustment to income or income after certain deductions also known as?
a.
tax-exempt income
b.
gross income
c.
tax-deferred income
d.
adjusted gross income
e.
net pay

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

Give example of metaphors and similes

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?