Which of the following phrases does not appear in the declaration of independence

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.

Which summarized story is most likely a myth?

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.