Which excerpt from o’connor’s “good country people” contains an example of irony? joy was her daughter, a blonde girl who had an artificial leg. mrs. hopewell thought of her as a child though she was thirty-two years old and highly educated. [w]hen she and the girl happened to be out of the house together, she would say something and add the name hulga to the end of it, and the big spectacled joy-hulga would scowl and redden as if her privacy had been intruded upon. she considered the name her personal affair. nothing is perfect. this was one of mrs. hopewell’s favorite sayings. another was: that is life! and still another, the most important, was: well, other people have their opinions too. mrs. hopewell liked to tell people . . how she had happened to hire the freemans in the first place and how they were a godsend to her and how she had had them four years.

Which type of conflict does della face in o. henry’s “the gift of the magi”? a. character versus society b. character versus machine c. character versus character d. character versus nature

Frankenstein: what attitudes toward education are expressed by shelley in her description of victor’s upbringing in chapter 1? what, for example, motivates victor and elizabeth to study/practice?

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks,particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars.which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone