Bernard devoto is the author of mark twain's america. he would like to change the way people choose to define the word "american." devoto says that the word "american" has been defined by people who are rich, educated, and powerful. he believes that those people do not represent the united states as a whole. devoto wants "america" to be defined in a way that includes all americans. he believes that mark twain is a talented and uniquely american author. however, this is not because twain was rich, educated, and powerful. rather, devoto says that twain includes in his stories all americans. he tells readers that twain wrote stories that blend the songs, jokes, and folktales of many cultures. devoto then argues that twain's blended stories reflected the cultural makeup of the united states.
1.which sentence from the passage should be included in the summary? he believes that mark twain is a talented and uniquely american author. he would like to change the way people choose to define the word "american."he says that the word "american" has been defined by people who are rich. he believes that those people do not represent the united states as a whole.

How might an author with the opposite attitude rephrase the following sentence? this historic building is a local treasure, with a distinctive exterior and many antiques and fascinating artwork on the inside. choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. it's a shame this old building hasn't been torn down yet: its ugly design makes it an eyesore, and it is full of rickety furniture and dusty paintings. this building was built over 100 years ago and features a design not seen on many other buildings of the era as well as a large collection of furniture and art. the old man running the antiques shop watched the kids with suspicion, worrying they would not handle his fragile merchandise with proper care. it is vital that we preserve the history of our town by taking care of buildings like this one, with its interesting design and outstanding collection of art and furniture.

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Hurry i am on the semester test which theme is evident in this excerpt from robert frost's "mending wall"? but at spring mending-time we find them there. i let my neighbor know beyond the hill; and on a day we meet to walk the line and set the wall between us once again. we keep the wall between us as we go. to each the boulders that have fallen to each. and some are loaves and some so nearly balls we have to use a spell to make them balance: "stay where you are until our backs are turned! " we wear our fingers rough with handling them. oh, just another kind of out-door game, one on a side. it comes to little more: there where it is we do not need the wall: he is all pine and i am apple orchard. my apple trees will never get across and eat the cones under his pines, i tell him. he only says, “good fences make good neighbors." spring is the mischief in me, and i wonder if i could put a notion in his head: "why do they make good neighbors? isn't it where there are cows? but here there are no cows. before i built a wall i'd ask to know what i was walling in or walling out, and to whom i was like to give offence. . " a. the human desire for material gain b. the influence of financial constraints c. the positive effects of friendship d. the uncertain nature of human relations e. the futility of human yearning