What background knowledge would best support this inference about mario

Which line would support the answer to the question of why malcom and donalbain feel they need to leave scotland

Read the sentence: though margo moved as slowly as a snail in the morning, she somehow ended up being the shining star at the corporations breakfast meeting. which phrase from the sentence is an example of the authors use of simile? a) being the shining star b) somehow ended up c)the corporations breakfast meeting d)moved as slowly as a snail

What is tomas paine's central claim in this excerpt