What effect does providing ambient background sounds to the "katrina and beyond" radio program have on it's story? a. it provides an opposing perspective on the event. b. it provides a sense of atmosphere and context for the news story. c. it allows audiences to hear the events described by trusted journalists. d. it grounds the story in facts rather than opinions.

a because jakie robinson was baseball player so surely he has to do something with sports  lol a lot of acronyms to get my points

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.