Read the excerpt from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge."
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he unclosed his eyes and saw again the water below him. "if i could free my hands," he thought, "i might throw off
the noose and spring into the stream. by diving i could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank
take to the woods and get away home. my home, god, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are
still beyond the invader's farthest advance."
- which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt?
a) it the reader understand why the man is being hanged
b)it introduces the reader to a new character through the character's thoughts.
c) it allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death.
d) it reveals to the reader the man's plan of escape.

Men sample of a metaphor? o a she was as busy as a bee. o b, his room was like a prison. o c. she has a heart of stone, d. she is an uncaring person.

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind