She had just been eating a meal.
Answer: Rashad's father is a strict, military type, and we learn that this is because David is also a former police officer.
The poem "As Weary Pilgrim", by Anne Bradstreet is about finishing a journey (a "pilgrimage"). The author describes all the things that the pilgrim, having finished his journey, will never feel again. Bradstreet is clearly using the end of a pilgrimage as a metaphor for the end of a life, for the moment of death, and thus expressing her desire to reach that moment of eternal, blissful rest.
The phrase "And my clay house mold'ring away" refers to the body, aged and tired and near the moment of death.
The phrase "Nor grinding pains in my body frail" refers to that moment of eternal rest where there is no pain, only peace and bliss in the eternal afterlife.
Answer:
Occasion: The speech was delivered on November 19, 1863 after the battle of Gettysburg.
Audience: The speech addressed all the citizens of the United States.
Subject: The bravery of Union soldiers who died at the battle of Gettysburg was the speech's topic.
Speaker: The speech was delivered by Abraham Lincoln.
Purpose: The speech was part of a ceremony to honor soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.