Which of these transition words completes the sentence showing a contrast?

christi will not join the chorus, the director has extended a personal invitation.

a) since

b) except

c) whereas

d) although

Which of the following is a possible theme statement for the topic “edna and her children”? a mother needs to put her children’s needs ahead of her own. children can sometimes come between a married couple. grandparents can with raising children. the needs and demands of others prevent individuals from being true to themselves.

Read the excerpt. … in lower burma, i was hated by large numbers of people. … i was subdivisional police officer of the town, and … anti-european feeling was very bitter. … as a police officer i was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. … i had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing. … i was all for the burmese and all against their oppressors, the british. what is the situational irony in the excerpt from “shooting an elephant” by george orwell? the narrator is a british police officer and part of the system he dislikes. the narrator is himself a well-liked member of the burmese government. the narrator has recently become a burmese citizen. the narrator has decided to leave the british empire.

What distinguishes the dialogue of this excerpt most clearly as a work of the postmodern era?