Why does mark twain use the first person point of view in "a cub pilot"?
a) to amuse mr. bixby and the other crewmen
b) to share his thoughts and feelings from his youth
c)to show how people spoke during the days of mississippi riverboats
d) to trick the reader into thinking the events really happened

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

In 250-300 words, discuss jem’s character development in to kill a mockingbird. how does he grow and change? what are the major events that affect that change?

What does wheeler say that dan’l webster can do better than any other frog?