In the context of this passage, how does power corrupt? Do you think Stalin was corrupted by power or that he was naturally a corrupt man? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. (Stalin: A Brutal Legacy Uncovered)

Why does the host answer the guest with brief responses during the party?

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced

What can you infer about esperanza's character from the fact that she argues three days with her mother trying to persuade her to write the note?