Why were the new englanders against going to war with britain?

a) they feared the u. s. was not prepared for war.

b) the british were providing weapons to the native americans.

c) britain had stopped the impressment of soldiers.

d) new englanders were dependent on the british for trade.

Gettysburg address question. lincoln uses the images of birth and rebirth in this address. why?

Cindy is 18 years old. cindy's parents and her 23-year old brother rich are going away for the weekend. renee, cindy's best friend, is pressuring her to throw a huge saturday night party for all their friends since no one will be home. renee even asked rich if he could pick up a few kegs for them. rich brought back two kegs of beer, a bottle of vodka, and a few bottles of wine, which he hid in the basement. renee also spread the word around school for everyone to show up. cindy now has over $100 worth of alcohol hid in the basement, an empty house for the weekend, and several friends expected to show. what should she do?

What is the purpose of figurative language? what jobs does it do?