Answer:
Lamplighters started to vanish from Victorian city streets as electricity became available. When cities gained electricity, the role of lighting the roads became more dependant on an unseen person at the electric company flicking a switch, rather than a team of men individually lighting each street lamp.
Explanation:
The answer is A. Parcere, meaning "to spare."
Answer and Explanation:
Let's talk about Fortunato's name. What does it remind you of?
The name "Fortunato" reminds me of the word "fortune".
If you met someone named Fortunato, you would expect this person to be...what?
Fortune has two meanings. It can refer to luck or to wealth. Therefore, if I met someone named Fortunato, I would expect this person to be lucky or rich. I would expect him to have a happy life.
I believe this question is connected to the short story "The Cask of Amontillado", by author Edgar Allan Poe. It is ironic that the character Fortunato should have such a name, since he is being taken by his very friend, Montresor, to be buried alive.
