Direct characterization is when an author clearly states in the text what kind of personality the character has. For example, if the author writes " Cidney was always sad" That would be direct characterization. Indirect characterization would be " Cidney always seemed to be frowing or pouting" which would then lead you to believe she's always sad. Both of those examples pretty much mean the same thing exept one is direct and the other is making you infer.
I think the answer is "In 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7 million". When you ask the question "when" the question is asking about time. In this excerpt, when is answered by "in 1987". while the sentence supported it is the event that happened during that time, which is " The US bought Alaska from Russia for $7 million.
Parody
A parody in music is a humorous imitation of a serious composition.
As a couch, you need to know your tactics of teaching. You need to teach the team how to dribble the ball first and then teach them not to keep to ball in their hands or they will do a mistake called traveling. You can hold the hall in your hand for few seconds but you can hold on to it. You have to dribble the ball and pass to your teammates