<span>Mark Twain was impressed by the river chariots in Hannibal and deeply desired to someday, become a steamboat captain. Twain eventually managed to acquire an apprenticeship with a steamboat captain.
In Twain's writing of the Mississippi river that borders Hannibal, he claimed that he was highly impressed and fascinated by the Mississippi river itself, its immensity as well as the people/ workers who populated the steamboats on the river. </span>
<span>Regarding integrity, “discerning what is right and what is wrong . . . captures the idea that integrity requires a degree of moral reflectiveness” (Carter).
The parentheses in this sentence is being used to cite the source of the quotation. It is important to put the parentheses around the author's last name and inside of the period it is associated with. By putting the parentheses inside the period, the sentence includes the citation and clearly shows that the citation belongs to Carter. If (Carter) was outside of the period, it would not be clear whether the citation belongs to the sentence before or after. The other options are wrong when Carter is used as the subject of the sentence.
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There are many examples in this excerpt, a few of which being:
"whether you can see it or not. I am a doctor, dear, and I know."
"Bless her little heart!" ... <span>"she shall be as sick as she pleases!</span>"
"What is it, little girl?"
Answer:
Kind and firm
Explanation:
Because I believe its the best option.