Answer:
A. The identification of the criminal's own fingerprints may be the most important tool in the conviction of a criminal.
Explanation:
Without knowing/reading the excerpt, I can determine that this statement is the author's purpose because the other answer choices are just listing details from the story, that actually support this statement.
Answer:
I think it's not fair, but sometimes I think it's their own choice.
Explanation:
It's not fair because we should treat others the way we want us to be treated. We should not show hatred to anyone.
I also think it is their own choice because they are doing what they really want to. It is also their responsibility of what they are doing.
Sparse: meaning thinly scattered or distributed
Phonograph: old time music producing machiene that uses records
*Homely: Plain or simple looking
*For homely, theres alot of different meanings, but thats just what i thought went with the text!
Hope this helps :-)
It is personification because as you may already conclude hearts can not physically sing.