I would estimate that the first one is the answer.
I looked up the summary(s) for both the passages, and 'to build a fire' is about a guy who despite everything being against him, being persistent and dying because of his actions, while 'gumption' is about the hardships of african americans.
Of course, this is just my estimation.
The figure of speech I'd like to think is hyperbole
In colloquial English 'them" would be acceptable
In formal English 'they' is used accompanied by the corresponding auxilliary verb
So, you could also say Is everyone who works in this store as helpful as they are ?
Answer:
Dickinson began writing as a teenager. Her early influences include Leonard Humphrey, principal of Amherst Academy, and a family friend named Benjamin Franklin Newton, who sent Dickinson a book of poetry by Ralph Waldo Emerson. ... Dickinson's seclusion during her later years has been the object of much speculation.
Explanation:
I think you are talking about this You were not really spicific about this question Hope I am right
The main verb in the following sentence is Hurt. I say this because its occurrence
