In "the masque of the red death," poe describes the prince as having apartments in the colors of blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and black. based on what you know about the story, which is the best explanation for this variety of colors? a. the seven apartments are painted in all the colors of the rainbow in order to cheer up the party guests. b. each of the prince's seven daughters was allowed to choose a color for one of the seven rooms. c. the colors of the apartments likely have no meaning in the story but are included by the author to intrigue the reader. d. the prince was trying to fight off death using colorful rooms, hoping that sickness would not intrude on colors that reflect purity, peace, life, or energy.

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Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people