The answer is C. "She is a SYMBOLIC charecter.
Explanation:
you didn't put a poem.,.............
The authors purpose is the main idea of the story. What is the story focused on? What is the main topic that is being discussed over and over again. Main ideas are usually at the beggining and end of paragraphs/stories! hope this helped!!!
Answer: The U.S. Surgeon General advises the Department of Health and Human Services
Explanation:
The U.S. Surgeon General is in charge of public health and it promotes measures for the nation's health and well-being.
The U.S. Surgeon General is the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and this person is a healthcare professional.
Regarding the other answers, the U.S. Surgeon General cannot advise the Department of Defense, because it deals with military matters and neither the Department of Education or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, because these two work on educational matters and emergency situations.
The U.S. Surgeon General is someone with medical background.
Answer:
The man was about to be hanged.
Explanation:
Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" tells the story of how a convicted man was about to be hanged on the railroad bridge. The man, Peyton Farquhar, was a plantation farmer who was accused of trying to burn down the bridge during the Civil War.
The lines/ excerpt given in the question is from the first paragraph of the story which shows Peyton waiting for his death. The author/ speaker of the story is describing the scene and setting of the story, the exact point where we see Peyton (yet unnamed) waiting for the rope to be pulled which will finalize his death.
