In a cruel irony, it was not the Union army that laid waste to the city.
Source: Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that changed America Forever
In this sentence, irony means:
incongruity between what might be expected and
what occurs
O defiance of authority; disobedience
the quality of being consistent with or based on
logic
O a military offensive against an enemy

Consider tim o’brien’s story "ambush." what differences do you see between how o’brien dealt with killing an enemy soldier in the moment of battle compared to looking back on the moment later in life? what might this contrast reveal about the effects of war?

Sure, i wish things had turned out differently for me in vietnam. but i know things could have turned out worse, too. so ljust try to be for what i do have and do my best to be independent. i can dress myself and even tie a tie. no more playing guitar, though. if i close my eyes, i can just about hear the music. just strumming my heartstrings is what i'm doing, i suppose. how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret? a. the narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself. b. the narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument. c. the narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often. d. the narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.

Can someone “think of a time you overcame a challenge or obstacle. describe the experience in two or three sentences”