Afriend of mine wears buckskin moccasins every day of her life. she has daytime and evening moccasins. this works fine in arizona, but when my friend fell in love with a tasmanian geologist and prepared to move to a rain forest, i worried. moccasins instantaneously decompose in wet weather. but i should have known, my friend has sense. she bought clear plastic galoshes to button over her moccasins, and writes me that she’s happy.. the author most likely included this excerpt to a. infer that moccasins are an effective style choice no matter the weather b. provide anecdotal evidence to support her claim that style is distinct from fashion c. show that style is more adaptable than fashion d. support her argument that it really doesn't matter what one wears on one's feet

In 250-300 words, explain how the theme of social justice is explored in the novel. {to kill a mockingbird}

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?