Which description is an example of direct characterization? he slurped his soup and gulped his milk, then wiped his face on his sleeve and burped. he gazed at the sprawling buffet and thought that he had never seen so much food in one place. he beckoned the waitress and said through a mouthful, “can i get more butter for these rolls? ” he was rude, shuffling to the front of the buffet line and elbowing customers out of his way.

The dust bowl years spanned 1930-1936, when a million acres of farmland across the plains became unusable due to severe drought and over-farming. when dust bowl conditions devastated farmers, many defaulted on their bank loans, which lead to the widespread bank failure. franklin d. roosevelt called for restoration in america with a promise that there are better days ahead. what is the best definition you can infer for the word "restoration" from the excerpt above? bringing back to former position or condition re-establish monarchy replacement giving back