Read the quotation from lincoln steffens’s the shame of the cities. "my purpose see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to american pride." which of the following best describes steffens' purpose in writing about government? to encourage americans to feel more pride in their government. to describe corruption in city and state governments. to describe why city and state government officials made certain decisions. to encourage americans to revolt against their government

What would serve is strong evidence of universal theme of conflict between children and parents and amy tan’s story to canes

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a.metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above