Which two elements of narrative nonfiction can you identify in this excerpt from "my brother paul" by theodore dreiser? often these references to mother or father or their difficulties would bring tears to his eyes. "i can't stand to see people suffer, that's all, not if i have anything," and his eyes glowed sweetly. "and, after all," he added apologetically, "the little i give isn't much. they don't get so much out of me. they don't come to me every day." another time—one christmas eve it was, when i was comparatively new to new york (my second or third year), i was a little uncertain what to do, having no connections outside of paul and two sisters, one of whom was then out of the city.

Whats the best lie you told and got away with?

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.

Which statement describes victorian gender expectations for men best?