Why is the leaf Saeng carries important in the excerpt? A. It helps Saeng find a plant that causes her to have vivid memories of her childhood
B. It was given to Saeng by someone important to Saeng during her childhood
C. It leads Saeng to discover a new and beautiful plant
D. It is essential in teaching Saeng about her past.

Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics that he could do something so contemptible was hard to believe

However, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. what would be the best way to revise this sentence for greater clarity? a) however, the fact that columbus left spain thousands of years after people settled what would become the united states never dawned on me. b) it never dawned on me, however, the idea of real-life people living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain. c) however, the fact that people were already living in what would become the united states for thousands of years before columbus ever left spain never dawned on me. d) however, the idea never dawned on me that long before columbus ever left spain, real-life people lived for thousands of years in what would become the united states.

What reason does antigone give for her death being crueler than all the others?