In the context of the text, what does it mean to be brave? who is braver, joe or spunk? why?

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Discussing the tom robinson case with uncle jack, atticus refers to “maycomb’s usual disease.” what does he mean? why doesn’t he suffer from it?

What makes the following sentence unclear? i had hoped to finish the race and win a medal, but i didn’t. a) nothing. the sentence contains no errors. b) there is no independent clause so the sentence is incomplete. c) it’s a simple sentence and doesn’t need a comma. d) there are two possible meanings to the sentence.