Read the excerpt from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May Be Your Own.”

He was more depressed than ever as he drove on by himself. The late afternoon had grown hot and sultry and the country had flattened out.

Which best describes the irony in the excerpt?
The heat of the day is indicative of Mr. Shiftlet’s negative feelings of his life and situation.
Mr. Shiftlet would have preferred to travel with his new wife, Lucynell, but she has left him at the diner.
The young boy rejected Mr. Shiftlet’s offer to give him a ride, and now the man finds himself alone.
Mr. Shiftlet has the car he wanted and managed to rid himself of his wife, but he still is not happy.

Which phrase best defines “quotations”

Plz me asap select the correct text in the passage. which two sentences in the passage introduce counterarguments to the speaker’s position in favor of recycling? we only have a limited number of resources to serve humans around the globe. by recycling and reusing the resources we have, we can preserve what untouched natural resources we have while extending the life of the resources we’re currently using. admittedly, we cannot reuse or recycle all of the materials we use in our daily lives.some materials are not recyclable, such as certain food containers.others items are not biodegradable regardless of what we reuse them for, and that can create problems in the long run. my opponent would use these limitations of our ability to recycle to counter my points about the materials we can recycle.however, this is not an “all or nothing” scenario.we should reuse and recycle the materials that we can and try our best not to buy materials and products that can’t be reused or recycled.by doing our part and encouraging others to do their part, we can increase our chances of conserving our remaining natural and manmade resources over time.

Sometimes the animals arrive at the shelter very sick. however, the shelter workers will not allow anyone to adopt a seriously ill animal. which is the conjunctive adverb? sometimes however anyone at