the excerpt is "They died—nor were those flowers more gay, the flowers that did in Eden bloom"
ans are:
The flower is doomed, just like the Garden of Eden.
Paradise is all around us if we just take the time to notice it.
The correct answer is: [B]: "However" .
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The author in the essay speaks about the good times spent with his female friend and how good friends can help you have a healthy life, reduce blood pressure, increase immunity.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The author in the essay speaks about how you enjoy with your friends. How your friends understand your wittiest jokes, how you gossip about others with them, how you feel happy and nourished when with them.
According to the author, good friends help you live a healthy lifestyle, decrease your blood pressure, increase your immunity. But the friendships with conflicts and tensions are not so easy friendships. He says that friendship looks quite messy and lopsided than actually portrayed.
This question kind of stumped me. Logos is a logical appeal, where Ethos is an ethical appear. This passage talks about financial markets, which leads me to believe it is Ethos. Ethos should be your answer.
