Answer:
1. The author hasn't told us the real reason of why Laura died. She has told us about their housemaid, Reenie, but we do not know how that is connected to Laura's death. Also, the author says that Laura might have her "reasons", but doesn't even tell us indirectly what those reason might be...
2. Two possible answers
- Laura's notebooks are her childhood diaries/a record of a secret relationship/a novel
OR
- Iris feels responsible for her sisters death/never loved her husband
Explanation for the 2nd one:
- The author remembers Reenie (maybe while reading one of Laura's diaries) and she also feels the need to tell Richard, her husband. But why does she feel the need to tell Richard? Maybe because Richard may have been in love with Laura, and because something went wrong (something didn't or couldn't work out) they have split up and Richard married Iris. Or maybe Iris felt some kind of anger towards Laura and that's why she married Richard (we don't quite know). And Laura may have been furious of Richard's or Iris' decision so much that she decided to kill herself (or did she? We don't know 'cause it's the first chapter). And that might be the reason Iris might have felt the need to inform Richard about Laura's death - because she thinks (or maybe knows feels) that Richard doesn't love her, he still loves Laura and that because they got married that, somehow may associate on the reason of Laura's death.
Canterbury Tales is about a pilgrimage. This in and of itself addresses the importance of religion to England's society during this time. Jestice defines pilgrimages as a journey that Christians took to the tomb of a Saint. Many of those on this pilgrimage were members of the clergy.
Answer:
as a terrorist threat who does not deserve the rights of a citizen
Explanation:
Zeitoun is a Muslim man who in an act of courage and humanitarian aid took a boat and decided to help his neighbors who had been victims of Hurricane Katrina and who were stranded, or looking for a loved one who had been lost in the flooding generated by the storm. Although Zeitoun was helping, the local police, because of his Arab ancestry, arrested him, thinking he was a radical Muslim, trying to provoke a terrorist attack.
I believe this is an example of either situational or dramatic irony,
Since Amy Tan's mother, who is a non-English speaker, receives a rude treatment from the doctor, it depicts a certain discrimination towards those who could not speak English against those who can whether an accent is present or not. It was confirmed when the doctor became polite to Tan when she spoke English.
