Read the passage.
there was no dissuading him, however, and at a quarter past ten he closed the attic door behind him and went up the narrow twisting stairs. we later heard ominous creakings as he crawled into bed.
how does the word dissuading reflect thurber's view of his father's decision?

this word choice shows that thurber approves of the decision.

this word choice shows that thurber disagrees with the decision.

this word choice shows that thurber thinks this decision is hilarious.

this word choice shows that thurber is angry about this decision.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

Ineed with this, i don’t know it’s display or protest

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each of ulysses's characteristics as an epic hero to an event in homer's odyssey. ulysses conceives of a plan to blind the cyclops. ulysses shouts out his name to the cyclops while leaving the island. jove orders calypso to allow ulysses to continue on his journey home. neptune raises storms to throw ulysses's ship off course. place event faces obstacles set by supernatural foes arrowright possesses human frailties and flaws arrowright receives from supernatural friends arrowright is braver and smarter than a typical man arrowright