Based on the given excerpt above from The Redeemed Captive by John Williams, the phrase from this excerpt that demonstrates a Puritan influence would be this: <span>"but I refused once and again; he told me he would dash out my brains with his hatchet if I refused." This phrase shows that they are very serious about people who believe and follow God. Hope this answer helps.</span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:C
Explanation: I passed the test 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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The Equal Protection Clause is a clause within the text of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides "nor shall any State deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws". Civil Rights Act of 1866, guaranteed that all citizens would have the guaranteed right to equal protection by law
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: 1. He feels and behaves depressed and regretful about his past actions and thoughts. 2. The thought of his "dear friend" compensates his losses and his sorrow ends. 3. Because by changing his tone he makes emphasis the fact that his "dear friend" was indeed the light of his life.
Explanation: Shakespeare conveys a very sad and depressing message in the sonnet, regretting how he failed to achieve his goals, wasted the best years of his life, and crying over the loss of his friends. We can see this in the following lines: "I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, then can I drown an eye, and with old woes new wail my dear time's waste. 
Nevertheless, in the lines "But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restor'd and sorrows end", he acknowledges his "dear friend", and the sonnet makes a twist. He emphasizes that thinking of this person relieves all his guilt and pain, making then, a tribute to them.