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joanna attended her high school reunion. she was surprised at how easily she and her old friends bonded. she could not but think that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
which literary device did the author use in the passage?

hyperbole

situational irony

symbolism

paradox

Why does henry david thoreau think imprisonment is ineffective?

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

Which big-picture idea comes logically from these details?