Read the excerpt from Edith Wharton's short story "April Showers," which was published in 1900: For a few weeks longer she must bear to be misunderstood; then--ah, then if her novel were accepted, how gladly would she forget and forgive! But what if it were refused? She turned aside to hide the dismay that flushed her face. Well, then she would admit the truth--she would ask her parents' pardon, and settle down without a murmur to an obscure existence of mending and combing.

How does Theodora's attitude in this excerpt typify the thoughts of many women during Wharton's day?
a. Many women were weary of working to make a living, and they wanted to just be homemakers.
b. Women were tired of housework and wished that men took more interest in the home.
c. Most women wanted a better education so that they could relate to their husbands and fathers.
d. Many women aspired to work at fulfilling careers, but they lacked the opportunity to do so

Read this excerpt from the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne and complete the sentence that follows. she had wandered, without rule or guidance, in a moral wilderness; as vast, as intricate and shadowy, as the untamed forest, amid the gloom of which they were now holding a colloquy that was to decide their fate. the author uses the point of view in the excerpt.

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

The associated press is a wire service in of news around the world. 1.portable 2.importer 3.reporter 4.transport which will fill in the blank need plz