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Read A Dead Woman's Secret
By Guy de Maupassant
1880
How do the siblings' reactions to their mother's letters contribute to the theme of the text?
The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
The siblings are angered after learning about their real father, contributing to the theme that it is best to be honest with others.
The brother condemns their mother but the sister sympathizes with her, contributing to the theme of forgiving loved ones.
The siblings are shocked but still watch over their mother, contributing to the theme that it is best to be loyal to family.
Answer: The siblings are shocked, contributing to the theme that people are not always as they seem.
Explanation:
Through the letter, the siblings find out that their assumed virtuous mother had at least one love affair. After being raised by the now-deceased woman, who inculcated them a strict code of morality and religiosity to such extent that Marguerite had become a nun and the son a flawless magistrate, this discovery makes them furious, and they angrily leave her.
Answer:
1: C. an outline. 2: D. Revise the hook to make it more compelling. 3: c. general to specific to reel the audience in.
Explanation:
1. An outline helps you plan.
2. The hook is a very important aspect to gain the viewers attention.
3. Its general to the specific location/topic you are discussing, and is going to reel the audience in.
Answer:
Harriet Beecher Stowe believed that slavery ought to be abolished.
Explanation:
Stowe was the author of the novel <em>Uncle Tom's Cabin, </em>which was a major turning point for the abolitionist movement. Just by the fact that she wrote a book concerning that slavery was a sin and the evils about it, one can infer that she believed slavery should be abolished.
Because he was doing drugs
For "He lived a year in a minute" I think it means that all of a sudden he looks very old, is tired, or maybe time went by really fast? Like I said I am not 100% sure so don't take my word for it. Heck I am not 10% sure, more like I am 5% sure, 20% at the most. Sorry if I am wrong.
