What is Mr. Lawrence's reaction to Laurie's playing the piano? What is the "backstory."
according to Marmee, that explains his reaction?

he is honest with congress and america about the difficulty of the war ahead.

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frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

whatever is after like is what is being compared they are comparing bumping into you like they are scared to catch germs you have and to you being contagious