making inference.

observation: all middle school students are bringing lunch from home.

your inference:

Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

He believes in tow articles,- two instruments, shall i say? - the golden rule and the declaration of independence; and he used the expression in conversation here concerning them, "better that a whole generation of men, women, and children should pass away by violent death than one word of either should be violated in this country." there is a unionist.- there is a strict constructionist of you. he believes in the union of the united states, and he concevies that the only obstruction to the union is slavery, and for that reason as a patriot he words for it's abolition. which statement best demonstrates how emerson uses this excerpt in his defense of john brown?

Which of these novels is considered an important precursor to science fiction