Where and when does "the gift of the magi" take place?
a. an american city in the present
b. a small town in france around 1900
c. on the u. s - mexican border around 1950
d. an american city around 1905

Read the dialogue from act ll scene iv of romeo and juliet. which word from the conversation best the reader understand the mood of the scene?

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.

Short stories by male dark romantic writers explored insanity, also called madness, as suffered by young women. what is the tone of this passage?