read this excerpt from herman melville's "the lightning-rod man," which contains a mythological allusion.
"mr. jupiter tonans, i am not accustomed to be commanded in my own house. "
"call me not by that pagan name. you are profane in this time of terror."
which of these statements best conveys the meaning of the allusion?

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

Which would be good historical evidence when studying manifest destiny?

How could indian agents profit their assignments?