5.
part a: what do the three conflicts in america have in common?
they were supported by reason and evidence.
they were resolved with relatively few consequences.
they were all the result of racist agendas and policies.
they were all driven by fear during a time of crisis.

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !

constantly changes their schedule.

always on phone a lot more than normal.

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