50 POINTS Julie's Big Fear

Julie loved summertime the most because she got to spend it with her
favorite cousins. When the first day of summer came Julie became
worried because her cousins mentioned going to a theme park near by to
ride roller coasters. Julie was as afraid of heights! On the car ride over
her cousins assured her that she didn't have to ride them if she didn't
want to. Julie decided she would give one a try and if she didn't like it. she
wouldn't ride any more. It turned out she had a blast on the first ride
they went on. She had so much fun that she ran to the next
rollercoaster. Julie ended up conquering her fear of heights and in return
found a new love for rollercoasters.

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answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.