Read the excerpt from the great gatsby. instead of being the warm centre of the world, the middle west now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so i decided to go east and learn the bond business. the element of setting described in the excerpt provides the context.

Read the passage: canines may not be the deepest thinkers in the world. but perhaps that's for the best. the life of a dog—sitting alone all day, waiting for everyone to come home—can be pretty boring. super-smart animals would probably get totally stressed out, says university of pennsylvania researcher james serpell. look at it this way: if dogs were any smarter, they probably wouldn't choose to hang around with us. which best describes the tone of the passage?

Which lines in this excerpt from act iv of shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reflect the conflict of person versus the unknown?

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".