What does henry david thoreau mean by the following metaphor? a. that soldiers who refuse to fight are not only enemies of the state, but also unscrupulous men b. that the army's soldiers need better protection and artillery than what the government provides c. that soldiers are not treated as individual men by the government, but as disposable weapons d. that the government's army is composed of men who do not care if we win or lose a war

Read the passage. (1) queen victoria of england remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, albert. (2) victoria did not like to be seen in public during that time. (3) she remained in seclusion in the palace and let her son, the prince of wales, represent her at most public functions. (4) she eventually returned to public life after prime minister benjamin disraeli persuaded her to do so. (5) upon her return, victoria showed concern for england’s poor and needy, which endeared her to her subjects. which is the most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in the passage? lengthen sentence 5. start sentences with different parts of speech. invert most of the sentences. combine sentences 3 and 4.