Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
sweet and gentle ladies, this day has been devoted, so far as i can see, to the doings of kings and sultans
and people of that sort; and therefore, so as not to place too great a distance between us, i want to tell you of
a marquis, whose actions, even though things turned out well for him in the end, were remarkable not so
much for their munificence as for their senseless brutality. (p. 784)
which option identifies the context clue that would be most in determining the meaning of the underlined word?
..remarkable not so much as for their senseless
to place too great a distance between
..even though things turned out well for him in the
by
..to the doings of kings and sultans and people of that sort;

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.