The epitaph of Mrs. Purkapile is part of Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology". It was published in 1915. This is a sequence of 245 free-verse epitaphs that are presented in the form of monologues. They are written from the point of view of deceased citizens of a small town.

The correct answer is option C: "And out of respect for my own character / I refused to be drawn into a divorce." These lines directly state the reason that Mrs. Purkapile had for staying married.

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Importance of importance of english languages in 20 lines

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English language is mostly known by all the people of different countries by which it can help us while communicating to the people of other countries. Incase if we are visiting other countries and we don't know there languages properly then we can communicate in english and help them. As, English is the language of International Communication . Knowing english language can help u in both personally and professionally. English is also the language of internet. Travelling is a lot easier with a good knowledge of english. You also can study all over the world with english. There are many more reasons like this.....

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What does the machinery in the hospital represent to the army major in the story? in the short story "in another country".

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The machinery in the hospital represent the man’s vital functioning controlled by the technology and the slaughtering of the soldiers on the field of battle. The major was once a champion fencer which was altered by a war after a traumatic psychological and physical injury. He depicts his unfaithfulness in the machine to rehabilitate his hand considering it to be “nonsense” and “an idiotic idea”. The major was completely disillusion after his wife’s death due to pneumonia and deepen his fatality towards his life. By the end of the story the major convinces himself to put his hand in the machine and consider it to be fruitful.

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