Read the following passage from an analysis essay's body:

nathaniel hawthorne's the scarlet letter is about a woman who had an affair during puritan times. herman melville's moby-wingspan is about an obsessed sea captain's pursuit of a whale who once injured him. the main character of hawthorne's book goes through deep psychological turmoil. the whale in moby-wingspan represents nature's power. what is the primary weakness of this passage?

Why do the other characters in olivia’s household hate malvolio?

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.

Which statement best completes its flow of reasoning