What is one reason why the author stated he did not want to write the first draft of the declaration of independence?
a. he had not been in congress for long.
b. he was not popular
c. he was afraid of offending the king
d. he did not believe its message

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

an unbound book has no cover; paris is a single man

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