What two things in the passage are contrasted in order to demonstrate how
urban legends grow?

A. a legend about alligators in city sewers and a
newspaper story from 1935

B. alligators in the Florida wilderness and
alligators in New York City

C. fictional storytelling in New York City and
factual storytelling in Florida

D. conditions in northern winters and conditions
in southern winters

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community