Does Pericles's statement that the "administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy" hold true? Is that the proper definition of democracy? And if it is, then why are the criteria of an Athenian citizen so restricted?

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.

If the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn’t die? identify the independent clause. a if the poem is about going mad when love is lost b if love didn't die c what would happen d when love is lost

How does understanding a poem's dramatic context a reader understand a theme? explain to me in at least 2 sentences, pleaaassseee! > -