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Mary's mother never wanted to see her because she thought of her as an ugly and sickly child. I think this hurt Mary badly and she is mean because she hasn't been shown kindness but the person who should be close to her. She was taken care of by servants instead of her mom. If Mary had been shown some compassion, she could've turned out differently.
Oakland is supposed to be the underdog in the game tommorow light, so the team that is supposed to win is the Kansas City Chiefs.
I believe none of these options are correct. However, if you had to choose one, I would pick A - <span>Nina slid into her seat just as the bell rang and tried to catch her breath.
B, C, and D are incorrect because these are all examples of direct characterization, meaning that the other directly tells us what these people are like. This doesn't happen in A, which is why I would choose that option.
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