And indeed there will be time
to wonder, "do i dare? " and, "do i dare? "
time to turn back and descend the stair,
with a bald spot in the middle of my hair—
[they will say: "how his hair is growing thin! "]
my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin—
[they will say: "but how his arms and legs are thin! "]
do i dare
disturb the universe?
in a minute there is time
for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.

what can you infer about prufrock based on these lines?

he considers himself an important person.
he feels anxious about aging.
he enjoys drawing attention to himself.
he is unfamiliar with customs of polite society.

Both adam smith and ayn rand would agree th o individuals and businesses want what benefits them the most. society benefits when people want what is best for everyone. individuals become wealthy because of actions by the government. society benefits when individuals agree to sacrifice to others. c

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "two kinds"?

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.