Which excerpt from frankenstein best reflects the 19th- century concern that scientists pursue their studies at any personal or moral cost? o a. "i shunned the face of man; all sound of joy and complacency was torture to me; solitude was my! only consolation, - deep dark, death-like solitude (101) o b. "my ardor was indeed the astonishment of the students; and my proficiency that of the masters' (30) o c. "i had desired it with an ardor that far exceeded moderation; but now that i had finished, the beauty! of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart" (43). o d. "wandering spirits, if ye indeed wander, and do not rest in your narrow beds, allow me this faint happiness, or take me as your companion, away! from the joys of life" (114).

Explain how dave’s search for adulthood in ,the man who was almost a man” reflects the africa-american desire to escape the poverty of the south at the time the story was written.

In mandatory military service in america one of the main arguments states that americans should share benefits and responsibilities of citizenship.

Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: almost every other compound in nature contracts when frozen, but h20 (water) molecules do the opposite, organizing themselves into elegant hexagonal crystals that take up about 9 percent more space than they did when sloshing around in a liquid state. pretty six-sided crystals suggest snowflakes so gossamer it's hard to conceive of them pushing apart slabs of sidewalk. which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it likens h2o molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine. o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o d. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having an unexpected strength (apex)