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which of the following describes why eckels wants to go back in time?

He wants to escape his life in the present

He wants to hunt and kill a dinosaur

He wants to see a dinosaur in its natural habitat.

He wants to prove that he's brave enough to face a dinosaur

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.

Which of the following does not apply to an informative text? select all that apply. persuasive techniques supporting evidence opinions narrative text

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?