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Read this excerpt from henry ford’s autobiography, my life and work. we were a prosperous company. we might easily have sat down and said: "now we have arrived. let us hold what we have got." indeed, there was some disposition to take this stand. some of the stockholders were seriously alarmed when our production reached one hundred cars a day. they wanted to do something to stop me from ruining the company, and when i replied to the effect that one hundred cars a day was only a trifle and that i hoped before long to make a thousand a day, they were inexpressibly shocked and i understand seriously contemplated court action. . the temptation to stop and hang on to what one has is quite natural. i can entirely sympathize with the desire to quit a life of activity and retire to a life of ease. i have never felt the urge myself but i can comprehend what it is – although i think that a man who retires ought entirely to get out of a business. there is a disposition to retire and retain control. it was, however, no part of my plan to do anything of that sort. i regarded our progress merely as an invitation to do more. based on this excerpt, which words best describe henry ford?
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English, 21.06.2019 15:30
Which prediction does this passage best support? the seven commandments will become a new religion. o snowball will fall off the ladder and injure himself. o the animals will not see the commandments on the wall. the pigs will eventually change the seven commandments.
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English, 22.06.2019 08:00
Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion
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English, 22.06.2019 16:40
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. leo tolstoy's "how much land does a man need? " presents a peasant, pahom, who is overcome with greed and pride. the devil tempts him to want more and more land until his desire eventually leads to his death. based on the interaction between pahom and the devil, pahom is the type of character known as , while the devil is intended to be .
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