The selection from Life on the Mississippi includes a description of an apprentice engineer. In what way are the description of him and the

description of Jim Smiley in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County most similarly humorous?

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A. The narrators express envy for qualities that both characters have.

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B. Both characters appear to be eager to talk and tell longwinded stories

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C. Both characters are described as show-offs who do their best to impress others.

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. The narrators contrast both characters with other, more ordinary people they know

(1) one of the most popular festivals in southeast asia is diwali, the hindu festival of lights. (2) diwali means “row of lights.” (3) several legends claim that the festival was created to celebrate the homecoming of lord rama after more than 14 years of exile. (4) after lord rama defeated the demon ravana, the people placed small lanterns outside of their houses to light their leader’s way home. (5) today, the festival honors many different gods and traditions. (6) most people view diwali as a celebration of hope and a time to remember that good will always overcome evil. (7) people celebrate the five-day festival with an abundance of lights, fireworks, food, and music. (8) many families also pay their respects to different gods by building small altars in their homes. jordan has decided that moving sentence 4 before sentence 3 will improve the organization of the report. is jordan correct in her revision? a) yes, because the revision explains why rama was exiled b) no, the revision disrupts the logical order of the report c) no, the revision moves the answer away from the posed question eliminate d) yes, the revision improves the chronological order of the report