African Noel by Mark Patinkin 1. The writer recognises that he and the desert people come from different background, yet he
says, And tonight, I, too, have nothing for this one night we share our lives." What Similarities does he
see? To what extend does he really share their lives? Do you really believe that Patinkio has nothing?

2.Is the main idea of the essay explicitly stated?To what degree does the evidence in the essay
support the main idea?​

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community