Identify the main idea of this section: (5 points) It was a full minute before she spoke, and as she considered his words the expression of numbness left her eyes. "Is that it?" she asked at last. "Just that the ship doesn't have enough fuel?" "Yes." "I can go alone or I can take seven others with me—is that the way it is?" "That's the way it is." "And nobody wants me to have to die?" "Nobody." "Then maybe—Are you sure nothing can be done about it? Wouldn't people help me if they could?" "Everyone would like to help you but there is nothing anyone can do. I did the only thing I could do when I called the Stardust." "And it won't come back—but there might be other cruisers, mightn't there? Isn't there any hope at all that there might be someone, somewhere, who could do something to help me?" She was leaning forward a little in her eagerness as she waited for his answer. "No."

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?

Read this passage from "the american dream." it does not say all white men, but it says all men. . how does the second part of the sentence relate to the first part?

What is the author's purpose in both patrick henry's speech and thomas paines common sense