Read the excerpt. mr. and mrs. farquar … asked the scientist to lunch. … gideon … said grudgingly: “the big baas want to know what medicine i used? ” he spoke incredulously, as if he could not believe his old friends could so betray him. mr. farquar began explaining how a useful medicine could be made out of the root, and how it could be put on sale, and how thousands of people … could be saved by the medicine. … [t]hey all realized he would never give in. the magical drug would remain where it was, unknown and useless except for the tiny scattering of africans who had the knowledge … power and wisdom. in “no witchcraft for sale” by doris lessing, how does gideon’s cultural background affect his actions with the medicinal plant? a. gideon’s position as a leader in the native community requires him to be kind to the scientist. b. gideon’s position as a servant to the family demands that he tell the farquars what they want to know. c. gideon’s position as a tribal medicine man dictates that he not betray the secret to outsiders. d. gideon’s position as teddy’s caregiver leads him to give away the name of the medicinal root.

()activityconstruct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument.my analysis juliet shows maturity by putting their needs before hers. after juliet has arranged her 'death' with friar lawrence, she is an emotionally awoken woman who will do anything to be with the one she loves. "and i will do it without fear or doubt, to live an unstained wife to my sweet love". juliet faces her fears and trusts in god and friar lawrence. she is forced to use trickery in order to stay true to dear romeo. this showed remarkable courage. before she takes the potion she uses a soliloquy that confronts all her fears. she speaks in blank verse showing the seriousness of the situation. when juliet awakes to see a lifeless romeo lying beside her, juliet's maturity and loyalty takes over and she takes the decision to choose eternity over the present. the quotation "then i'll be brief. o happy dagger! this is my sheath; there rust, and let me die." shows the quickness and determination of juliet's death. during the period of a few days juliet matures into a committed and reliable woman and wife, capable of taking decisions without the of others. shakespeare shows this by clearly stating the different stages that happen and by making everything occur in a short period of time.part cwrite a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis.