Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of the scarlet letter.
meagre, indeed, and cold, was the sympathy that a transgressor might look for, from such bystanders at the scaffold. on
the other hand, a penalty which, in our days, would infer a degree of mocking infamy and ridicule, might then be
invested with almost as stern a dignity as the punishment of death itself.
which best describes the purpose of the words "meagre," "scaffold," "stern," and "punishment of death"?
they impart a judgmental, reproachful mood.
they impart a gloomy and woeful mood.
they establish the municipal setting of the town square,
they establish the boisterous setting at the scaffold.

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the contrast between a clear and understood meaning is that the clear meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to (understanding/ explanation). an understood meaning is a suggested meaning. kabir's poetry is both clear and understood in that it can be understood/explained on different levels. the clear meaning leaves nothing to (understanding/ explanation) while the understood meaning leaves lots open to (understanding/ explanation). an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the (related to religion or the soul) lover".

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1. list two reasons why fossil fuels should continue to be used as a source of energy in america.

the answer is: the start of world war i, and russia’s hopes of benefiting from it

during world war i russian joined due to in their current crisis they were being supported by france and the war was already declared to them by germany, they needed to maintain their political goal and leadership role in the balkans, and is the same feeling that this excerpt evoke the eager of maintain the land value.