It was a dark, crazy night. the sound of rain and thunder filled mrs. windermere’s dining room. the guests sat around the mahogany table. all five of them s ipped the soup, feeling for having found shelter before the rain starte d. john culkin, the youngest guest, mentally counted the number of fish paintings in the room. mrs. windermere was an expert sailor, and she loved the beauty of sea creatures. max cena took off his tight shoes under the table, enjoying the cushiony softness of the carpet. rachel gellar amused herself by guessing what was inside each of the silver pots on the table. buffalo wings, she thought to herself when she came to the round pot in the center. what can the reader learn from the passage because it is in third-person omniscient point of view?

Which of these names would be listed first in a telephone directory? a: d’agostino b: dague c: dagy

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]

Which element relies on logic, credibility, and emotion? (5 points) rhetorical devices theme statements purpose statements thesis statements