That very singular man, old dr. heidegger, once invited four venerable friends to meet him in his study.

why did the author choose to describe the four friends as venerable in this sentence?

a) to foreshadow that the experiment will probably go bad in the end
b) to make the sentence more positive, since the story is potentially frightening
c) to suggest that each of the three friends will eventually turn on dr. heidegger
d) to let the reader know these guests were respected, admired, and generally well-behaved.

Explanation:

This should be the right answer because ''venerable'' indicates that those four friends are honor worthy, and respected people, in a personal or professional way.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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i think the correct answer would be adjustments in life roles.  this causes for one to adjust or change totally his/her career or lifestyle since the present is not beneficial to the life role he is at. for instance, you became a mother you would of course stop going to malls and enjoying life outside. you would be staying at home taking care of your child.