How does mr. atkinson develop over the course of the story? story; august heat a he is a rotund man who makes james feel uneasy, but after he invites james in for dinner, he gains his trust. b he inscribes james's name and date of his death in his sample headstone without knowing james and then tries to protect him. c he tells his wife that he doesn't believe in ghosts, but then he meets james and becomes a believer. d he is an honorable man who has never committed a crime until he meets james and invites him into his home.

The answer is in fact, D. He is an honorable man who has never committed a crime until he meets James and invites him into his home.

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.