1. How does the phrase "just a thick clutch of muscle, lopsided, mute" contribute to the tone
of the passage?
A. It shows how sensitive the heart is, creating a depressing tone.
B. It emphasizes that the heart is a body part without feelings, creating a doubtful
tone.
C. It demonstrates that the heart is a muscle that can change over time, creating a
hopeful tone.
D. It depicts the heart as useless and burdensome, creating an overwhelmed tone.

What did americans do to support the troops in iraq? tell about the various activities and contributions that americans make to our soldiers abroad. evaluate their efforts and compare them to the efforts of american citizens during world war i.

What would happen to the tides if there was no moon and no sun in the sky?

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?