Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of julius caesar.

antony. o pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
that i am meek and gentle with these butchers!
thou art the ruins of the noblest man
that ever livèd in the tide of times.
woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
over thy wounds now do i prophesy—
which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips
to beg the voice and utterance of my tongue—
a curse shall light upon the limbs of men;
domestic fury and fierce civil strife
shall cumber all the parts of italy;
blood and destruction shall be so in use,
and dreadful objects so familiar,
that mothers shall but smile when they behold<
their infants quartered with the hands of war,
all pity choked with custom of fell deeds;
and caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,
with ate by his side come hot from hell,
shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice
cry "havoc! ” and let slip the dogs of war,
that this foul deed shall smell above the earth
with carrion men, groaning for burial.

what are the central ideas of this soliloquy? select three options.

antony wants caesar to forgive him for being nice to his conspirators.
antony is so upset about caesar’s death that he can barely speak.
antony predicts that the land will be bloodied by men fighting men.
antony foresees mothers begging that their children be slain to spare them.
antony expects caesar's ghost to seek retribution for the wrongs done.

Ihave only a christmas cards left to write. a. few b. fewer c. less d. little

Look at these frames from iqbal. which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of iqbal? to describe to the reader what happened at the wedding to show iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased to inform the reader about how iqbal escaped from the factory to persuade the reader to pay off the debt of child laborers mark this and return

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.