Which excerpt from “the snow-queen” is an example of personification? “the wolves howled, the ravens screamed, the sky seemed on fire.” “then the finland woman lifted little gerda on the reindeer and away he sped.” “there were more than a hundred halls in it all of frozen snow.” “he sat so still that you would have thought he was frozen.”

The platt amendment of 1901 forbade cuba from entering into any treaties that would allow undue foreign involvement in cuban affairs. this law was passed after the spanish-american war to make sure that european nations weren’t going to get involved with cuba. 1, why might the platt amendment be considered ironic? 2, what reasons would the united states have for not wanting european influence in cuba?