Describe how one characteristic of american mythology is seen in "rip van winkle." use an example from the story and briefly explain. question 1 options:

In 2016, two-year-old lane graves was wading in the lagoon of an orlando walt disney world resort and watching a family outdoor movie, when an alligator snatched the boy and disappeared. the resort had signs which read "no swimming, deep drop off" posted along the beach area where lane was taken, and his parents were a few feet away when the incident occurred. several hours later, lane's body was discovered about 15 yards from where he was taken by the gator. a disney employee said this was not the first time an alligator had been spotted in the lagoon beach area. if the graves family files a lawsuit against the resort, what theory would best support their claim?

What is it called when countries build lots of weapons to store and them in case of a war?

How did the kansas-nebraska act contradict the missouri compromise?