"My poor, dear thing, I have helped many like you in the past; yes, many have needed my help to find their footing in this big, cruel world," Mrs. Snow said, earnestly clasping Melinda's hand while appraising her outfit with an eagle eye. How does the author use irony in this sentence to develop the plot?
A. to show that Mrs. Snow understands Melinda's needs better than Melinda does herself
B. to show that Mrs. Snow's actual intentions are different from what she presents them to be
C. to show that Melinda is overly suspicious of Mrs. Snow's good intentions toward her
D. to show that Melinda's understanding of the world is less developed than it should be

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

Select the sentence that has no punctuation or capitalization errors. a.this semester, i'm taking math, history, german, and english. b.this semester, i'm taking math, history german and, english. c.this semester, i'm taking math history, german and english. d.this semester, i'm taking math, history, german, and english.

Write a speech about a current practice - anything people commonly do in society today - that you think the people of the future will see as a form of discrimination. what are some practices that are legal today that you think limit people's rights? do you yourself feel you're being treated unfairly? you'll support your ideas with evidence you find through research. you'll also enhance your speech with audio or video.