What inference can you make from "Life on the Mississippi" about why being a steamboatman was such a desirable goal to Twain and his friends?

a. Steamboatmen could get very rich.
b. Everyone in the town admired the steamboats and their crew.
c. The boys could leave their small town. This answer is incorrect.
d. There were no other jobs available in Hannibal at that time.

What is the impact of the words equally, completeness, and united

Define the following word using the meaning of the suffix. use your dictionary if you are uncertain of the definition. argument a. full of disagreement b. act of disagreement c. state of disagreement d. quality of disagreement

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.