Oh! the old swimmin hole! in the happy days of yore, when i ust to lean above it on the old sikamore, oh! it showed me a face in its warm sunny tide that glazed back at me so gay and glorfied it made me love myself , as if i leaped to caress my shadder smilin up at me with sich tenderness. but them days is past and gone and old times tuck his toll from the old man came back to the old swimmin home .. a) starts with a description of the speaker and ends with a description on the swimming hole b) starts with a happy memory of the swimming hole and ends with a somber statement c) starts with a somber memory of the swimming hole and ends with a happy statement d) starts with a description of the swimming hole and ends with a description of the speaker

The passage Starts with a happy memory of the swimming hole and ends with a somber statement.

Option B

Explanation:

The passage describes about the swimming hole that the speaker was attached to. He remembers the happy days when he used to swim on that pool and take a sunbath, he recalls how that swimming hole made him love himself.

As the passage moves forward the reality stuck speaker and he becomes solemn by the fact that those were the days of the past. So what starts with a happy memory of the swimming hole, ended up with a somber statement.  

a.) it provides a clue to solve the mystery.

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explanation:

each year on march 8, international women’s day is celebrated around the globe. it’s an important opportunity to shine a spotlight on women’s involvement, contributions, and accomplishments on a range of issues from domestic violence to the role of women in the c-suite. the theme this year is “be bold for change”― a dictum that those who know me personally will acknowledge has pretty much been my mantra throughout my career on wall street, in media and most recently, in philanthropy.the empowerment of girls as leaders, who can be emboldened today to become even stronger leaders tomorrow, is an increasingly recognized imperative in our world, and it couldn’t be closer to my heart