Iwill give brainliest to right answer. read the excerpt from part one of trifles. hale. “why—where is he? ” says i, not knowing what to say. she just pointed upstairs—like that (himself pointing to the room above). what does the word “pointing” mean in this stage direction? a. eying b. leading c. indicating d. accusing

C. indicating

Explanation: The context makes it clear that this action is merely an indication in physical space (upstairs) and has to be taken literally, i.e., directing the index finger at the ceiling. There is no accusation or leading involved in the action, and "eying" involves looking at something, not pointing.

the question concerns exactly this part of the speech:

i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. property can be paid for; the lives of the peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

president wilson talks about the lives of people destroyed by german army. but these people are not americans, they are the local people living in europe. the president mentions the barbarity of germans, considering that he is not targeting the nation, instead it is said about german army. the correct answer is the last one.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.