100 points
read this passage carefully, paying close attention to the effect of the word aggressive.
elliott’s approach to investing was quite aggressive. he actively sought out prospects, kept a watchful eye on the markets and acted quickly to seize opportunities to buy low and sell high. his colleagues considered him a real go-getter.

how do the connotations of the word aggressive affect readers’ perceptions of elliott?

a. the word makes elliott seem highly focused and competitive.
b. the word makes elliott seem arrogant and obnoxious.
c. the word makes elliott seem impatient to finish work and get to play.
d. the word makes elliott seem irritable and dangerous.

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

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What do we know about the mother in “two kinds”? select all that apply. she came from china. she had two daughters who died. her mother, father, and first husband are dead. she is part japanese.