What is the tone of this?
she barely even started her life. the gruesome image that has been tattooed in my mind. this is an eternal pain that cannot be extinguished. engrossed in this memory, i feel as if i’m diminished. this pain feels like it’s impenetrable, totally inescapable. i can barely catch my breath, let alone my sanity, how can they live with such inhumanity? their hearts are cold as frostbite, their souls black as coal. losing a child in such a way, my pain, they’ll never know. my baby girl purged from the car, entombed on the tracks. some try to calm me down, but how can i relax? going on in such a way how can i withstand? how can i live a life that was ripped out of my hands?

Which type of conflict does della face in o. henry’s “the gift of the magi”? a. character versus society b. character versus machine c. character versus character d. character versus nature

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

Which line from “a simple way to create suspense” best supports the central idea that writers should not give their readers answers too quickly? a. the reader learns to chase, and the momentum becomes unstoppable. b. so writers are taught to focus on ingredients and their combination. c. we had to invent a solution to the serious problem it posed. d. thus the principle works in a micro sense, as well as in a macro one.