Which word could best replace either of the underlined words in the paragraph?

an earthquake in san francisco in 1906 was a great calamity. it caused many buildings, mostly made of brick, to crumble. the shaking also caused gas and water mains to break. this caused fires to break out throughout the city. this destroyed many people’s homes.

a.
disaster

b.
blaze

c.
ruin

d.
shock

What was the effect of voice, tone, and imagery in “diary 33” and “diary 24” from the freedom writers diary by erin gruwell and the freedom writers? use examples from the text to support your response.

Which word best describes the white rabbit in the passage?

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.