wut words ryhme with pill It's for a readin assignment

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Answer 1

Answer:

Bill

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Answer 2

Answer:

Dill

Kill

Drill

Fill

Till

Mill

Krill

Thrill

Refill

Uphill

Fulfill

Until

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QUESTION: Describe the geography of the location for the kid nation

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Answer: I hope I understood the question right, but-

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The show, featuring 40 children aged 8 to 15, was filmed on location at the Bonanza Creek Movie Ranch, a privately owned town built on the ruins of Bonanza City, New Mexico, 8 miles south of Santa Fe.

i need an example or repetition

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Answer:

Repetition is often used in poetry or song, and it is used to create rhythm and bring attention to an idea. ... Examples of Repetition: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Repetition is also often used in speech, as a rhetorical device to bring attention to an idea. Examples of Repetition: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. "Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!

Answer:

The boy was a good footballer, because his father was a footballer, and his grandfather was a footballer.

Explanation: This is a good one because his grandfather was a footballer his dad became a footballer and now the son of the dad is a footballer this is an example of repetition!

What is Colin's secret?


Colin knows where the secret garden is.


Colin is a Rajah from India.


Colin can command the servants to do anything he wishes them to.


Colin knows that everyone believes he will not live to grow up.

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first one “colin knows where the secret garden is”
Colin knows where the secret garden is.

What is special about memoirs?

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While nonfiction, memoirs are unique in their level of subjectivity, given the nature of human memory and perception. ... Though they don't necessarily give a full, multi-perspective picture, memoirs are special in that they allow readers to see how others see and understand the same world.

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Answer:

Everything

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Select TWO purposes of the repetition of the phrase in the first and last stanzas?

a. creates unity throughout the poem
b. emphasizes an idea
c. adds to the alliteration.
d. shows the poet's lack of creativity
e. creates another metaphor

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b and a hope this helps

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Emphasizes an idea & creates unity throughout the poem

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anybody like musical theater? if so, what are your favorite musicals? I'm just tryna make some friends lol.

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Answer:

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I do like musical theater! I would have to say I don't know to which ones are my favorite because they are all really my favorite. Well if you want you can friend me! lol

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Answer:

Second person

Explanation:

Because the author uses the word "you", "you've", "and "yours".In this writing the author is speaking directly to the reader trying to give the reader some of the perspective/POV in the writing.

Answer:

Second person

Explanation:

second person uses the pronouns ''you''

Read these lines from "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves.”

It sifts from Leaden Sieves —
It powders all the Wood.
It fills with Alabaster Wool
The Wrinkles of the Road —

How do these lines develop the theme that nature has power over human efforts?

They suggest either snow or rain, but the deeper meaning of decay over time is clear, too.

They depict a lot of rain from a leaden (gray) sky that smooths the wrinkles in an old dirt road.

They compare snow to a natural substance (wool) and illustrate it covering the road, a symbol of human progress.

They suggest the madness that eventually overtook the author of the poem.

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Answer:

They compare snow to a natural substance (wool) and illustrate it covering the road, a symbol of human progress.

Explanation:

**The one highlighted in blue is the correct answer**

The more extended lines and refrains in "The Snow-Storm" propose the sensations of dread in those exposed to the tempest; the shorter lines and verses in It Sifts from Leaden Sieves recommend an excited methodology and an affection for the snow.

What is context of The Snow-Storm?

The runs at the closures of most lines in It Sifts from Leaden Sieves propose a consistent and even snowfall, while the absence of accentuation and the way many lines in The Snow-Storm stream together recommend a more heavy and quick weather occasion.

The shorter lines and verses in "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" propose a rush toward getting out in the snow the more drawn out lines and refrains in "The Snow-Storm" recommend a significant delay inside.

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Reefs are warm habitats in the ocean.
Adjective:
Noun:


They occur in shallow water.
Adjective:
Noun:


The massive structure of a reef often contains coral.
Adjective:
Noun:


Coral is formed from tiny animals.
Adjective:
Noun:


When they die, the skeletons add to the stony structure.
Adjective:
Noun:


Reefs provide safe homes for animals.
Adjective:
Noun:


Colorful sea urchins live there.
Adjective:
Noun:

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adj: warm
noun: reefs

adj: shallow
noun: water or they

(3-7 someone did the first two)

Adj: massive noun: structure

Adj:tiny noun: animals

Adj: stony noun: structure

Adj: safe noun: homes

Adj: colorful noun: sea urchins

“Oh the crackle of burnt wood to celebrate summer”

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Answer:

You know that this is a way for people to just take the points right and yes it would be a onomatopoeia because it gives you the sound of the wood burning.

4. How does the author introduce the United States' women's soccer team in the text? *
15 points
A. The author describes the women's team as surprising Japan with how quickly and easily they scored.
B. The author portrays the women's team as impressed by the size of the crowd.
C. The author describes the women's team as being able to beat Japan, only because of Lloyd's talent.
D. The author portrays the women's team as working harder than the Japanese team.
5. How does paragraph 8 contribute to the development of ideas in the text? *
15 points
A. It shows that Lloyd's siblings gave up playing soccer because Lloyd was better than them.
B. It shows Lloyd's love of soccer and how she was willing to work hard to get good at it.
C. It reveals that Lloyd's parents gave her a lot of freedom as a child.
D. It emphasizes Lloyd's interest in many types of activities, not just sports.

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Answer:

B. The Author describes the women's team as surprising japan with how quickly and easily they scored


B. It shows Lloyd's love of soccer and how she was willing to work hard to get good at it.

it won't lemme do anything it says Don't use such phrases here, not cool! It hurts our feelings

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Answer:

well then don’t say such phrases :/

Explanation:

This is for acedemics

Answer:

Ahh !just substitute "words that hurts our feelings" for abbreviations or use periods, commas etc.

Explanation:

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To Autumn
by John Keats

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.


Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,
Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;
Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep,
Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook
Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers:
And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep
Steady thy laden head across a brook;
Or by a cyder-press, with patient look,
Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.


Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,—
While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day,
And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue;
Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn
Among the river sallows, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;
And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;
Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft
The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft;
And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.

Question 1
Part A

What inference can be drawn from "To Autumn"?


Autumn is a beautiful season, but spring is much preferred.

Autumn is a peaceful and abundant season, full of natural beauty.

Autumn is a sad season, and the autumn of life is equally sad.

Autumn is simply a precursor to winter, and the autumn of life is a time of grief.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?


"Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,—"

"And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep
Steady thy laden head across a brook; . . .
Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours."

"Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn
Among the river sallows, borne aloft
Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;"

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness . . .
Conspiring . . . how to load and bless
With fruit the vines . . .
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core."

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Answer:

Part A: Autumn is a peaceful and abundant season, full of natural beauty.

Part B: "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness . . .

Conspiring . . . how to load and bless

With fruit the vines . . .

And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core."

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Explain how historical context affects readers’ understanding and appreciation of Anne franks diary of a young girl

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Answer:

Anne Frank's diary has become famous throughout the world. The diary provides a vivid and poignant glimpse into the world of a young Jewish girl living in Nazi occupied Holland. Anne wrote diary while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam warehouse. ... It was at this point that Anne's family decided to go into hiding.

Explanation:

How do paragraphs 4 and 5 connect to what the reader learns in paragraph 18?
a. They reveal that Mr. Kowalski thinks Holing’s father is a better architect than he is.
b. They support the idea that Mr. Kowalski is guilty of stealing Mr. Hoodhood’s plans.
c. They show that Mr. Kowalski hopes Holling likes his plan for the school.
d. They provide information about how Mr. Kowalski’s and Mr. Hoodhood’s designs are different.

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Answer:

I believe it's B.

To Kill A Mockingbird.
Answer in your own words, teacher will run through G.oogle's plagiarism checker.
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Do not answer if you don't know the answer, pls!
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Answer:from which country the answer is from

Explanation:

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Read the speech “After Auschwitz” by Elie Wiesel (below).

Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence. SUBMIT text entry box.

Lines 1–19: What does Wiesel do to get listeners’ attention at the beginning of his speech? Why might Wiesel have chosen to begin this way?

Lines 4–6: What repetition is in these lines? What is the impact of the repetition?

Lines 25–33: Note the phrase “kingdom of darkness” in line 25. Find a parallel phrase in the next paragraph and describe the impact of both phrases.

Lines 37–39: What meaning does Wiesel’s choice of the word blasphemy convey?

Lines 51–60: What words and phrases convey an ethical appeal? What is the impact of this language on the tone of the speech?

Lines 61–64: What elements of Wiesel’s conclusion make it an effective ending for the speech?
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will be the same.” (Wiesel)

Here heaven and earth are on fire.
I speak to you as a man, who 50 years and nine days ago had no name, no hope, no future, and was

known only by his number, A7713[1].A narrow passage with a barbed wire fence on both sides.
I speak as a Jew who has seen what humanity has done to itself by trying to exterminate an entire

people and inflict suffering and humiliation and death on so many others.
In this place of darkness and malediction[2] we can but stand in awe and remember its stateless,

faceless and nameless victims. Close your eyes and look: endless nocturnal processions are converging here, and here it is always night.
Here heaven and earth are on fire.

Close your eyes and listen. Listen to the silent screams of terrified mothers, the prayers of anguished old men and women. Listen to the tears of children, Jewish children, a beautiful little girl among them, with golden hair, whose vulnerable tenderness has never left me. Look and listen as they quietly walk towards dark flames so gigantic that the planet itself seemed in danger.

All these men and women and children came from everywhere, a gathering of exiles drawn by death.

Yitgadal veyitkadash, Shmay Rabba.[3]

In this kingdom of darkness there were many people. People who came from all the occupied lands of

Europe. And then there were the Gypsies and the Poles and the Czechs . . . It is true that not all the victims

were Jews. But all the Jews were victims.

Now, as then, we ask the question of all questions: what was the meaning of what was so routinely

going on in this kingdom of eternal night. What kind of demented mind could have invented this system?

And it worked. The killers killed, the victims died and the world was the world and everything else

was going on, life as usual. In the towns nearby, what happened? In the lands nearby, what happened?

Life was going on where God’s creation was condemned to blasphemy[4] by their killers and their

accomplices.

Yitgadal veyitkadash, Shmay Rabba.

Turning point or watershed,[5] Birkenau[6] produced a mutation[7] on a cosmic scale, affecting man’s

dreams and endeavours. After Auschwitz, the human condition is no longer the same. After Auschwitz,

nothing will ever be the same.

Yitgadal veyitkadash, Shmay Rabba.

As we remember the solitude and the pain of its victims, let us declare this day marks our commitment

to commemorate their death, not to celebrate our own victory over death.

As we reflect upon the past, we must address ourselves to the present and the future. In the name of

all that is sacred in memory, let us stop the bloodshed in Bosnia, Rwanda and Chechnia; the vicious and

ruthless terror attacks against Jews in the Holy Land.[8] Let us reject and oppose more effectively

religious fanaticism and racial hate.

Where else can we say to the world “Remember the morality of the human condition,” if not here?

For the sake of our children, we must remember Birkenau, so that it does not become their future.

Yigal veyitkadash, Shmay Rabba: Weep for Thy children whose death was not mourned then:

weep for them, our Father in heaven, for they were deprived of their right to be buried, for heaven itself

became their cemetery.

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Answer:

Explanation:

lines 1-19: Wiesel wants to grab the reader's attention and urge them to read about the struggles Jews went through during the Holocaust.

lines 4-6: "Here heaven and earth are on fire" was repeated throughout the speech. The impact of it was to describe how it felt and gives a reader a glimpse at the horrific things that happened in those champers.

Lines 25-33: "Kingdom of eternal night" and "Kingdom of darkness" are two different phrases that give off the same vibe. Weisel was trying to convey the darkness Jews experienced hence "eternal night."

Lines 37-39: Weisel used the word blasphemy to express the irony and hypocrisy of the killers.

Lines 51-60: Weisel described the inhumane and disgustingly horrifying things  Jews went through by using the pathos persuasive technique to appeal to the reader's emotions.

Lines 61-64: One element I can think of is truth. The world will never be the same after the holocaust and the damages that were caused by it. Not only the damages done to the environment but also the damage it caused to people all over the world, especially Jews.

I hope I helped. I struggled on the question for lines 37-39 so I apologize in advance if it's wrong.

Please help I will mark brainliest
All u got to do is write a story related to the picture
PLZ MAKE IT LONG PLZ it almost due

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I do not know how to answer this question

Answer:

I always saw the same truck drive by. Day after day. Sometimes it was filled with hay, sometimes just small wooden crates carrying fruits and vegetables to my grandpa's farm. I miss my grandpa's farm.

This truck, filled with mysteries, had suddenly stopped coming to our farm. I knew something was off.

As I walked to the kitchen, I found my mother with teary eyes and a wet paper, next to the countertop with an empty bowl.

"Your grandfather left." she said.

Three words that made my stomach drop.

I couldn't trust that my grandpa wouldn't get into trouble. I was supposed to watch him. He was my responsibility and I had let my mother down.

"He left a note." Mom explained.

Explanation:

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Turn this fragment into a complete sentence that includes detail from the text:
"back at cabin eleven"
Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief chapter 6 or 7 I think

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Answer:

The campers were probably planning another prank back at cabin eleven, the Hermes cabin.

Explanation:

*This was not from the book, I just made a random sentence from what I already knew.*

Answer:

percy is going back to his caben i read the books in that serien its nice

Explanation:

Word Bank: lower, greater, higher

If the moon was closer to the Earth, the high tides would become _______________ and low tides would be _____________. This is because the force of gravity is _____________ when the distance between two objects is closer.

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1: greater

2:lower

3:higher

Answer:

1. the high tides would become Higher

2. Low tides would become Lower

3. The force of gravity is Greater

Explanation:

Hope this helps have a wonderful day!

Any errors/suggestions? (Also Rate it please)

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Answer:

i think its pretty good 10/10

Explanation:

however you refer to small children as it i think you should say they or them

Answer:you put a period before and. Don’t do that. Also go into more detail

Explanation:

Help for the book Pay it Forward

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I didn’t read the book but when I searched it up it said it’s said something about two boys watching football and eating popcorn at a girls house, sorry I hope it helps and gives you an idea!?
the answer to your question is C

Why is a scion a symbol for Paul in Tangerine?

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Answer:

his glasses symbolize his ability to see the truth better than most people. They also remind us of the event that gave him this insight into the behavior of those around him.

Explanation:

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Read the following claim: The Coronavirus outbreak will cause tremendous economic losses. Which sentence from the article provides the BEST support for the above statement? *
A. When organizers canceled the festival, it was only a matter of time before other major events also canceled.
B. School districts from Seattle, Washington, to Baltimore, Maryland, have closed schools.
C. However, that won't even be close to how much it will cost sports teams and amusement parks to close down.
D. It is expected to sicken nearly 50 million people in the United States this year and kill as many as 52,000 this flu season.

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Answer:

Wow this was asked two years ago...

Explanation:

The oldest question I could find was from 2017

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ENGLISH 40 POINTS
ANY POEM

A) Select a poem that expresses emotions. Which poem did you select? Who authored the poem?

B) Write a three- to five-paragraph summary of what you believe the poem is about. Remember that the summary should include the three images you have identified.

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Explanation:

A) I choose the poem of "Dust and Snow" which expresses emotions and how they change suddenly. Poet - Robert Frost.

"The way a crow,

shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart,

a change of mood

and saved some part

of the day I rued"

-- Robert Frost

B) The poem says that the poet's day was about to be ruined as his day started with miseries. But when the crow accidentally shook some snow from a hemlock tree, saved the day that he was going to waste. We need to note that "hemlock tree" , "crow" , "dust" all are considered to be bad. But in this poem, it shows us that it can even make a person happy.

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What are your opinions on the trial of Gabriel Fernandez?

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This Trail was very sad and disturbing.. he deserved nothing that happened to him

Please help me i have English till 10:00!!!!

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Answer: It’s B

Because they said they move in seasons so B is the best ans

Explanation:

Answer:

B

Explanation:

because the migrate from the north to the  south

pls help 15 points Read the passage below from The First Men in the Moon.

To the north-east some isolated watering-place was visible, a row of gaunt lodging-houses, the tallest things that I could see on earth, dull dabs against the brightening sky. What strange men can have reared these vertical piles in such an amplitude of space I do not know. There they are, like pieces of Brighton lost in the waste.
What can the reader infer about Mr. Bedford’s emotions based on the description of setting above?

He is sad to have left the moon.
He is confused by how things have changed.
He is disappointed with his native land.
He is overjoyed to be home.

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Answer:

he is disappointed with his native land

Explanation:

He is disappointed with his native land

Help!! Commonlit: compliance What does the word reciprocity mean as it used in paragraph 9? (Paragraph 9: It has been found the door-in the face- technique produces high levels of compliance only when the same person makes the request and the request are similar in nature.This technique works due to the principle of reciprocity. Saying “no” to a large request may make the person feel they owe the other person who made the request a favor.) A: a strong feeling of guilt or responsibility B: the practice of paying it forward C : the consistency or similarity of requests or situations D: the practice of exchanging things with others ( I think it’s D) Part B: which detail from the text best supports the answer to part A? A: “...as long as the request in consistent with or similar in nature to the original small request B: ... because they feel they shouldn’t always say no C: when this is refused , you make more realistic request D: ... makes the person feel they owe the person..”

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Answer:

prat a: c

prat b: a

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As used in paragraph 9, the word "reciprocity" means the practice of exchanging things with others. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

What is the moral of reciprocity?

A well-known moral rule that emphasizes that one should treat others as they would like to be treated themselves is referred to as the "Golden Rule" or "ethic of reciprocity."

Part B: The detail from the text that best supports the answer to part A is "makes the person feel they owe the person." This suggests that the concept of reciprocity involves a sense of obligation or indebtedness to someone who has done something for you. This idea of mutual exchange or obligation is central to the concept of reciprocity, which involves the exchange of favors or benefits between two parties.

Thus, the ideal selections are D and A respectively.

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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Julius Caesar.

Brutus: (Suddenly melting, he says gently,) Sheathe your dagger. (He pushes the weapon back to Cassius.) Be angry when you will. Do what you will.

(He puts his hand to his head.) O Cassius, I am sick of many griefs. (He gives a great sigh.) Portia is dead.

Cassius: (Shocked) Portia? (With wonder) How escaped I killing when I crossed you so?

Brutus: (Bravely) Speak no more of her. (His servant Lucius brings in a tray with wine, two bowls, a book, and a lighted candle.) Give me a bowl of wine. (He and Cassius raise bowls and toast each other.) In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius.

How does Portia's death in Julius Caesar affect Brutus?

It brings him courage to face the future.

It emphasizes for him how much he loved her.

It makes him unwilling to fight with Cassius.

It causes him to be unconcerned if he lives or dies.

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Correct Answer:

"It makes him unwilling to fight with Cassius."

Explanation:

Answer:

it makes him unwilling to fight cassius .

Explanation:

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