Why does Churchill most likely begin his speech by discussing Britain's recent battle loss?
A. Because he feels France needed to know that they are responsible
for the loss
B. Because he wants to give people an honest representation of the
situation
C. Because he wants to take the blame for the poor decisions made
on the battlefield
D. Because he is angry with France for asking them to send troops to
help them

a lion king of the jungle he watch's his pray and watch out and go hunting for food and go fight   other animals to protect his cubs from getting hurt

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.