A"foil" is a minor character whose attributes contrast and therefore highlight the main character's attributes.
in sections 37 and 43 of "the gift of the magi," jim is shown as a foil for della in that
a. della went from an "ecstatic scream" to "hysterical tears," while jim sat on the couch and smiled.
b. della likes expensive combs, but jim doesn't care for costly things like that.
c. della is remorseful about her short hair, but jim likes it better that way.

He believes in tow articles,- two instruments, shall i say? - the golden rule and the declaration of independence; and he used the expression in conversation here concerning them, "better that a whole generation of men, women, and children should pass away by violent death than one word of either should be violated in this country." there is a unionist.- there is a strict constructionist of you. he believes in the union of the united states, and he concevies that the only obstruction to the union is slavery, and for that reason as a patriot he words for it's abolition. which statement best demonstrates how emerson uses this excerpt in his defense of john brown?

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

Which conclusion about the eldest magician does this excerpt support