What is most closely the main idea of the following passage (p.6) Walden A)Laziness is the cause of ignorance and lack of integrity
B) people need to have tougher, more honest relationships with one another
C) ignorance and a lack of integrity are the result of a life with too many demands from work
D) the people of Concord are extremely impoverished and violent

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

The gandhi video focuses on a daily spiritual" ritual in this leader's later life. how does the informational piece differ in its focus"?

Brutus: but as he was ambitious, i slew him. . who is here so base that would be a bondman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so rude that would not be a roman? if any, speak, for him have i offended. who is here so vile that will not love his country? if any, speak, for him have i offended. i pause for a reply. which rhetorical device does brutus use in this excerpt?