Read the following excerpt from "the daughters of the late colonel" by katherine mansfield: well, at any rate, all that part of it was over, although neither of them could possibly believe that father was never coming back. josephine had had a moment of absolute terror at the cemetery, while the coffin was lowered, to think that she and constantia had done this thing without asking his permission. what would father say when he found out? for he was bound to find out sooner or later. he always did. "buried. you two girls had me buried! " she heard his stick thumping. oh, what would they say? which sentence best states the idea this passage to develop? a. josephine has so completely lost her grip on reality that she does not realize her father's body is in the coffin. b. the colonel is only pretending to be dead to test his daughters' love for him, and he will soon return home. c. the colonel had such a commanding personality that he still terrifies his daughters now that he is gone. d. josephine and constan

What caused the american civil war? there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense. one of the main quarrels was about taxes paid on goods brought into this country from foreign countries. this tax was called a tariff. southerners felt these tariffs were unfair and aimed toward them because they imported a wider variety of goods than most northern people. taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. an awkward economic structure allowed states and private transportation companies to do this, which also affected southern banks that found themselves paying higher interest rates on loans made with banks in the north. the situation grew worse after several “panics,” including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. southern financiers found themselves burdened with high payments just to save northern banks that had suffered financial losses through poor investment. which sentence from the selection states a major detail that supports the main idea? a there were many reasons for a civil war to happen in america, and political issues and disagreements began soon after the american revolution ended in 1782. b taxes were also placed on many southern goods that were shipped to foreign countries, an expense that was not always applied to northern goods of equal value. c the situation grew worse after several "panics," including one in 1857 that affected more northern banks than southern. d this tax was called a tariff. e between the years 1800 and 1860, arguments between the north and south grew more intense.

According to stephen hawking in the "origin of the universe" lecture, "why are we here" and "where did we come from" are questions that

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