Read this excerpt from "on becoming an inventor" by dean kamen. my next challenge was that i wanted to make things out of metal, so i became interested in how to use a lathe, a milling machine, and so on. i went to buy this new equipment i thought i'd need and met a man who had a machine shop of his own who was about to retire and move to florida. he allowed me to visit him after school and on weekends to observe how he used all his tools. i was hooked. when he retired i bought not only all his big equipment but all his little toolboxes as well—they were treasures! kamen states the opinion that the toolboxes were treasures. what evidence best supports this opinion? i bought not only all his big equipment but all his little toolboxes as well . . i wanted to make things out of metal, so i became interested in how to use a lathe, a milling machine, and so on. i went to buy this new equipment i thought i’d need and met a man who had a machine shop of his own . . he allowed me to visit him after school and on weekends . .

What was the main reason for truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on japan? to shorten the war to punish japan to save american lives the answer is c!

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

What is a synonym for the word anguish based on the context in which the word appears in this line from james joyce's "araby"? gazing up into the darkness i saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. a. distrust b. torment c. sarcasm d. isolation e. ferocity