Read this sentence from paragraph 11. The invitation alone was nicer than anything she owned.
The author includes this sentence most likely to demonstrate that —
Diane lives above her means
Diane is a selfish and greedy person
Diane feels insecure about her social status
Diane wishes she could afford expensive invitations

Diane feels insecure about her social status

Explanation:

Diane thought that the invitation to the event was nicer than anything she owned at that point. This is very unlikely as it is just an invitation so the reason it seemed nicer to Diane than her possessions was because she was insecure about her social status such that anything from people she considered higher in status than her, looked better than whatever she could possibly have.

which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to become confederate citizens.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.