Answer:
D) This era is rife with conflict, contradiction, and paradox.
Explanation:
The passage is filled with paradoxes; light and dark, despair and hope
Guesses is the plural form
The barber. barbers can do their own barber work, so i'm guessing he/she would do it themself
It's asking you how your reading selection has effected you. did they make you better writer? did you become more perceptive to detail? stuff like that. basically how reading effects you
Proofreading before revising will help in making revising easier.
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