Answer:
A. conforming to social conventions
B. criticism of a middle class lifestyle
E. the necessity of companionship
Explanation:
The first alternative is supported by the first part of the passage in which Tolstoy describes all the reasons why Fedorovna seems to be a good match for Ilyich in the eyes of the society and Ivan Ilyitch himself.
The second alternative is an overall conclusion that can be derived from the fact that the passage describes marriage more like a business deal than a derivation of love.
The third alternative is revealed to us by the fact that Ivan Ilyitch knew himself that Fedorovna is not her best match, but decided to still marry her, because he needed to have a partner.
Answer:
The correct answers are:
- It adds detail about the photographs.
- It tells the reader which photographs are being discussed.
- It creates a compound-complex sentence.
Explanation:
First of all, the underlined clause adds some details about the photographs; that the photographs are faded and cracked. It also reveals to us that the writer refers to the photographs he stored in the attic, so we get one additional information about the photographs.
As we previously indicated, this is a compound-complex sentence, which is modifying the main noun by adding more information about photographs. In our example, this sentence is composed of a compound sentence and a complex sentence.
You can conclude that Rita enjoys being active and being around friends and family, so when she didn't have anything to do the rest of the summer she grew bored and lazy, which caused her to count and dwell on the fact that her friends weren't with her and how many days were left until they were.
Answer:
taking advantage of people to save money
Explanation:
"Fast Food Nation" is a book by Eric Schlosser that gives an insight on the way fast food industry in USA works, from the life of farmers, functioning of the farms to the business mechanisms and food processing.
This particular excerpt deals with employees in the fast food industry, or, more precise, the reason why the teenagers and the young adults make up the majority of workers in the industry. Inexperienced workers will work with lower wages and will be easier to control, which means that the industry is taking advantage of their lack of work experience and exploiting the workers in order to save some money, increasing the profit in that way.
A.) Both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents.
