And + The are articles, if definite articles are included, if not then just 'and'
A. the decreasing gap between the rich
and the poor
Yes I feel a person can write two page personal legends essays y Wednesday
Look at this flea, and you'll understand that what you're denying me is very trivial. The flea sucked my blood first and then it sucked your blood. Now our bloods are mingled in the flea's blood. This mixing of bloods is not a sin or anything to be ashamed of. The flea now grows big with a new life inside it. The little bloodsucking flea has achieved much more than what we as lovers have attained.
A.) Joke: Laughter
The effect of a cut is pain and so is the effect of a joke is laughter.