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The lines that best explains why the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was unconstitutional in nature is "Since the 14th Amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the US, the Supreme Court’s decision could not be applied."
When you join to independent clauses with a conjunction you stablishes the equality in this clauses, however in this case you can see that the clauses have a causal relation, it could be said If you don’t hold my hand, I will drown, in this case the best conjunction to put the clauses together is “or” “Hold my hand or I will drown.”
To be reticent is to not reveal one's thoughts readily. In this case, it is the reticence of the author. The author does not reveal their thoughts readily. If the narrator or author refuses to do something, it is made known that he is doing something. The something here is him refusing. If he acts as if the situation is normal, I'd assume he is acting in such a way that would be nonreactionary of the actions from the provoker. I would safely choose the last option as sorrentino's exercising of authorial reticence.
The storm changes Sydney’s perspective on her life and the things and people around her. Before she only thought of the negatives aspects of her house and doesn’t appreciate has. The storm threatens to take all of that away, which prompts a retrospective moment from Sydney. She realizes that she should be thankful for the house she has and the family that loves her.