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The italicized part of the sentence could be the thesis for "Influence of Lincoln" because it brings Addam's idea together that Lincoln was a remarkable person, with much wisdom, intellect, perception, and most importantly, high morals to be capable of progressing and protecting a nation's democracy. It idealizes the point that Lincoln was no ordinary man, and that no ordinary man has the power to make an impact on society as strong as Lincoln did, if they do not portray the same or similar characteristics.
It may not be a thesis however, since it is embedded within one of her many stories in the chapter. A thesis should typically be placed towards the beginning of the chapter, to summarize the main points, and this sentence was towards the end of the chapter.
The answer seems to be <span>D) reflecting upon the joys of love.</span>
Answer:
C.
Explanation:
Opportunity cost is the forgone benefit that would have been derived from an option not chosen. In this case, the lost is the potential profit they might make, which is C.
It suggests a satirical and simple proposal to the problem starving Ireland faced: the lack of food to feed the people.
Of course, the entire modest proposal was that parents eat and sell their children as food and the idea was meant as satire, meaning to be considered with a grain of salt and not seriously (kind of like a really dark joke).
''Modest'' means that the proposal was obvious and simple in the eyes of the author Jonathan Swift but not necessarily in the eyes of others. ''Proposal'' means the general answer to the problem Swift was answering.
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He uses hypens to create shorter sections of sentences to make the passage seem more fast paced and tense when read