Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Lady Bracknell. Pardon me, you are not engaged to any
one. When you do become engaged to some one, I, or
your father, should his health permit him, will inform you
of the fact. An engagement should come on a young girl
as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may
be. It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to
arrange for herself...

Wilde uses Lady Bracknell's words to poke fun at marriage by having her

O speak unhappily of her own marriage.
O speak lovingly of her own husband.
imply that young women do not have a choice in their
own marriages.
O imply that marriages are happiest when based on
romantic love.

It’s C

Which of the following statements is a claim of definition?

We must understand the connections between the climate crisis and the afflictions of poverty, hunger, hiv-aids, and other pandemics. as these problems are linked, so too must be their solutions. we must begin by making the common rescue of the global environment the central organizing principle of the world community. which statement best describes gore's use of evidence to support his argument? a. gore makes connections between events to support his argument that solutions to the climate crisis will also solve other problems. b. gore provides dramatic details to support his argument that solutions to problems of this magnitude are often rare. c. gore compares crises in the world to support his argument that the problem of climate change must take a backseat to other problems. d. gore describes positive outcomes to support his argument that people should remain optimistic about finding solutions to climate change.

Thomas paine's common sense convicted colonists to