<span>"Life at War" is actually a collection of poems that was written by Denise Levertov and this is simply about the struggles while facing war. The overall feeling that the author wants to convey in this would be sorrow because of the many lives that have been lost in the war. Hope this helps.</span>
Utilitarian must mean useful and practical.
As you can see in the excerpt above, it says that writers such as Franklin, Paine, Jefferson, and their contemporaries, wrote fiction which served a particular purpose, as opposed to other writers who only wanted to entertain the masses. So, their purpose was not to entertain, therefore <em>fun oriented </em>is wrong here.
The rate of change would not be the same everywhere I believe...
The answer is: [B]:
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"<span>My father immigrated to New York from Italy when he was 20."
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Note: This answer choice: [B]: is the most objective phrase among the answer choices given; it is the most factual statement that states facts without opinions.
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Note: Consider the other options:
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Choice "A"): refer to "...was a real pain sometimes" ; is not very objective.
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Choice "C"): refer to:
"...all the time..." (an absolute and likely an exaggeration);
and especially: "...with this crazy Greek family" ; is not very objective.
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Choice "D"): refer to:
"...was so cute and so fun [to play with]" ; is not very objective.
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