What is one of the main reasons that americans eat so many foods of foreign origin? a. advertisements b. peer pressure c. the immigrant population in america d. americans' highly adaptable taste buds

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

How do you think the political and social strife of england influenced jonathan swift ? how were these problems connected to reason

Which best explains the role that the theme of freedom plays in this excerpt