Read this sentence about della from "the gift of the magi." once she faltered for a minute and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet. what theme do della’s actions in this sentence best suggest? sacrifice is more important than true love. sacrifice for a loved one is not always easy. sacrifice is part of a life lived to the very fullest. sacrifice for a loved one does not always pay off.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia