The other person, besides martha, who is a recurring motif in "the things they carried" is

a)virginia woolf

b)rat kiley

c)norman bowker

d)ted lavender

Some realist discussions relevant social issues. what important social issue does kate chopin’s “the story of an hour” primarily focuses on? a) the isolation of people in modern society b) the transient nature of marriage and love c) female autonomy and independence d) the suffocating nature of family

Which excerpt from the awakening best highlights the elation edna feels when she thinks of robert? the morning was full of sunlight and hope. edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. she lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “he loves you, poor fool.” he would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. but how delicious it would be to have him there with her! robert did not come that day. she was keenly disappointed. he did not come the following day, nor the next. each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency. his horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. she liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".