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"farewell address: " what information does the following passage mainly convey?
"in contemplating the causes which may disturb our union, it occurs as matter of
serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing
parties by geographical discriminations, northern and southern, atlantic and
western; whence designing men may endeavor to excite a belief that there is a real
difference of local interests and views. one of the expedients of party to acquire
influence within particular districts is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other
districts. you cannot shield yourselves too much against the jealousies and
heartburnings which spring from these misrepresentations; they tend to render alien
to each other those who ought to be bound together by fraternal affection."
a) the differences between districts are greater than the similarities.
b) the people who create disunity are mostly working to others.
c) some people will try to create divisions between districts out of self interest.
d) party influence is important for rising to become head of a district.

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the imagery and word choice in the second stanza creates a tone of liveliness and joy danger and gloom silence and peace anger and hostility

Who first discovers the alien cylinder on horsell common

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere