in “Feet in Smoke” by John Jeremiah Sullivan, What are some cultural or literary references you did not understand or "get". Explain why you didn’t understand them. (actually answer the question or you’ll get reported)

such as answering phones, scheduling appointments, sending faxes, and filing documents.

explanation:

all of the following except for c.foreign government

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

by giving an example of how mary beth tinker did, in fact, disrupt her mathematics class

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