“the foreigner coming to these shores is more impressed at first by our skyscrapers. . in the daylight they are ugly. . but at night, seen from the river where they are columns towering against the sky, all sparkling with light, they are fairylike; they are beauty more satisfactory to the soul than anything man has dreamed since the arabian nights.” —mark twain
which statement indicates how twain feels about what he is describing?
a. they are small and insignificant.
b. they are ugly at night.
c. they are beautiful at night.
d. they make the river look small.
i'm thinking c.

How did the life of sharecroppers affect their children? children went to school because the farms were small, with little work, children had to work on the farm, so they rarely went to school children learned skilled professions as they worked around the farm. children left home when they became adults because the land wasn't theirs.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.

Write three paragraphs on why the us should not have annexed the philippines