Answer:
As with much of the rest of the novel, Nick is a complete outsider at Gatsby's party. He is not from the same class or even from the same area of the country as the other party goers. Furthermore, Nick is one of the very few guests in attendance that is actually directly invited to the party, meaning that Gatsby has taken an interest in him.
Gatsby throws these parties merely to flaunt, and most of his guests never even see him, much less make his acquaintance. They are merely there to revel and become intoxicated. However, Nick has no interest in becoming drunk. Instead, he actively seeks out Gatsby. In keeping with his courteous way, Nick wishes to find the host of the party and thank him.
Explanation:
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The word could be a series of past tense words
I slept late this morning
I bathed late this morning
But the words that make most sense to me is
I ate late this morning
Answer:
A real war and a "war" of fighting to grow old and successful
Explanation:
Based on the excerpt, Robert Louis Stevenson was reminiscing about his days as a younger man and the internal conflicts he had.
In the first paragraph, he talked about the real war he witnessed where he heard the "loudness" of the battles and the "pain of men's wounds". He also talked about another internal "war" which had to do with "slavery of competition", toiling for years and which culminated to fighting to be old and successful.
Answer:
-6
Explanation:
The word decreased means negative and the integer is 6 so it has to be -6
The Americans stopped attacking the British outside of Philadelphia after they retreated for the first time because of the weather.
It was winter, and whereas the British were warm and cozy, whereas those Americans who still wanted to fight were frozen and deprived of food and resources. Thus they decided to wait until the weather cleared and then attack their enemies.
