Read the excerpt from "the turtle.”

she’s only filled
with an old blind wish.
it isn’t even hers but came to her
in the rain or the soft wind,
which is a gate through which her life keeps walking.

how does the author’s word choice connect to the poem’s message?

a. they show how determined the turtle is.
b. they show that nature is guiding the turtle.
c. they show the life cycle of the turtle.
d. they show how the turtle feels about nature.

B.They show that nature is guiding the turtle.

In this excerpt, the author discusses the life cycle by using the turtle as a character. He states that the turtle thinks of a gate "through which her life keeps walking." The poem shows how natural events (such as death, birth and life) dominate our lives. Moreover, he connects this message with the poem by telling us how the dream is not actually the turtle's but that it came to her "in the rain or the soft wind," emphasizing the power of nature even more.

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.

bearing in mind that painting during the 1700s was a medium used by the artists at courts in order to depict the kings or queens' portraits as well as their power and influence, the painting of king louis xiv as shown in sugar changed the world supports this claim. in this painting it is possible to observe three examples of wealth, power, and influence.

the king is wearing elaborate clothing made of fancy materials.

the king has a sword and sits next to a helmet.

the king sits next to a crown, which symbolizes his power.

wearing expensive clothes, carrying a sword and posing next to a crown are symbols of wealth, power and influence which clearly represent the importance of monarchy during those times.