In "the convict and the bishop," why is the welcoming scene the author describes in the little one-story house ironic?
a. the residents are in mourning over the death of a child.
b. the residents are unwilling to welcome valjean for the night.
c. the house is attached to the prison.
d. the family does not have enough food to share.

Mike and his wife, amanda, are arguing about his in-laws. mike doesn’t want them to visit because they fight all the time when they come to the house and he is worried about the effect that their fighting is having on mike and amanda’s children. amanda finally yells out: “what about our fighting? ” mike replies, “well, that’s different. we fight because we’re having a disagreement, they fight because they hate each other! ” this is an example of

These facilities were organized and sponsored by churches or charities during the great depression in an effort to feed the homeless and needy.

Explain what might happen if the supreme court did not have the power to check the other two branches.