D is the right answer, I happen to agree with your friend!
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Answer:
Explanation:
the orphan, young Oliver is born in a parish workhouse in an unnamed town. His unmarried mother dies during labour. Old Sally, who was present at the birth, takes from the dying woman a locket and ring. Mr Bumble, the Beadle, names the boy Oliver Twist. Oliver is sent to an orphanage, run by Mrs. Mann, until he is nine years old, when he is returned to the workhouse.
Which description applies best to what Swift is satirizing in the passage above?
A. the methods people use to build fires
B. the number of different clothing colors
C. the leaders’ senseless motives for engaging in war
D. the number of people who are killed in wars each year
not option D. i took the test and got it wrong
Answer:
plato users: the answer is C. to better compare and contrast American and British social tendencies.
Explanation:
the bodega?
It makes Mr. Al-Sayed think that his son
should pursue a different career than he did.
It makes Mr. Al-Sayed feel sad about the fun
his son misses while working at the bodega.
It makes Mr. Al-Sayed realize how much his
son reminds him of himself.
It makes Mr. Al-Sayed aware that sacrifices
like he made will not be necessary for his son.
Answer: It makes Mr. Al-Sayed realize how much his son reminds him of himself.
Explanation:
From the passage we learn about Mr. Al-Sayed who runs the Bodega and his son Ahmed, who wants to preserve the family legacy and even skips practicing at school so he could work at the store in Saturdays.
While Mr. Al-Sayed converses with his customers, he remembers how the Bodega was opened and how things were at first compared to the present and this made him remark how he thought his son was so much like him at a younger age.