In "Grant Recounts the Surrender at Appomattox," how does the information about Grant's and Lee's shared history in the Mexican War build on another central idea of the text?
A
It explains that the two men are accustomed to talking with each other and do so easily.
B.
It shows that the respect the two men have for each other predates the Civil War.
С.
It sets the stage for the animosity that would arise later between the two men.
D.
It provides an illustration of the way great friends can quickly become enemies.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Write a line imitating the meter of the example (anapestic tetrameter.) and the beard/ on his chin/ was as white/ as the snow

The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because rama