What do the rose and thorns symbolize in the following passage? Charles caught the eye of the mayor’s youngest daughter, Elena. Elena was impressed with Charles’s jolly and helpful nature. None of the other boys were as chivalrous as he was, either. But her parents thought he was unworthy of their daughter's affections. For his part, Charles knew he was no prince. But he had fallen in love with a rose in the garden—a rose like the one he held in his hands as he tried to look for Elena at the fair. But then he saw her with another young man from town. As he looked on, his hand clutched the rose tighter, and the thorns dug into his palms. A few drops of blood escaped from the wound, but Charles remained oblivious to the pain. A. life and love B. beauty and pain C. hope and joy D. life and death

Why is emerson’s essay “self-reliance” a great example of transcendentalism?

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

"why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? why will you destroy us who supply you with food? what can you get by war? . . we are unarmed, and willing to give you what you ask, if you come in a friendly manner. . i am not so simple as not to know it is better to eat good meat, sleep comfortably, live quietly with my women and children, laugh and be merry with the english, and being their friend, trade for their copper and hatchets, than to run away from them. . take away your guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy,or you may die in the same manner." - powhatan, father of pocahontas what does this quote from powhatan, father of pocahontas, reveal about his attitude towards the settlers of jamestown? a)he thinks they should try and live in peace because he desires goods to trade.b)he thinks they should leave jamestown or be prepared to be attacked by the native americans.eliminatec)he thinks that the settlers are going to attack first because they fear the native americans are armed.d)he thinks that the settlers will never be able to live in peace with the native americans because they are jealous.