In “a pair of silk stockings” the protagonist mrs. sommers serendipitously finds money in her purse. though chopin does not reveal how it arrived, an otherwise frugal mrs. sommers is exhilarated by the thought of spending her newly found “mad money” why is the bolded last sentence of the passage above the turning point of the story?

Constructing an argument: in modern american society, the legalization of marijuana continues to be controversial and hotly debated. some people find it contradictory that certain "drugs"—such as tobacco and alcohol—are legalized even though they pose proven health risks, while marijuana, which has many medicinal applications, continues to be illegal by the federal government. what reasons do you think the federal government gives for outlawing marijuana, and do the reasons support the conclusion?