Which statement best describes how the master of lake-town's viewpoint compares to thorin's? he had never thought that the dwarves would actually dare to approach smaug, but believed they were frauds who would sooner or later be discovered and be turned out. the master of lake-town, like thorin, believes that the dwarves are the rightful heirs to the kingdom. the master of lake-town and thorin both know that his quest is a fraud. thorin believes that his quest is just and his birthright, while the master of lake-town believes thorin to be a fraud. the master of lake-town is suspicious of the dwarves but is willing to give them a chance to inherit their homeland, while the dwarves believe that their quest is their right.

Read the following claim. people likely will continue making new year's resolutions despite often being unable to follow through on them. which selection from the article provides the best support for this statement?

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

How is the word laud and welcome different