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"Running from opportunities to speak in public will force you to miss opportunities to improve yourself and develop important life skills” (Peterson, 2011, 24).
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1. A. He thinks that Hamlet mourns too much.
2. B. There is tension between them.
 
        
             
        
        
        
The word choice and tone are the primary aspects of a written work which can help the reader determine the author's purpose. For example, a satire using caustic words will allow the reader to see that the work is a satire and is aimed at being critical of the subject at hand. On the other hand, a humorous work will have a  lighthearted tone in which the author uses funny words to describe a situation or a person. 
        
             
        
        
        
The irony is that the "nice" mom---Laurie's mom---is the one with the badly-behaved son. She just doesn't realize at first that Charles and Laurie are the same person. Again, the irony is that she believes only a bad mother would have such a bad kid, but HER own son turns out to be the bad kid.