Read the passage from "The Lottery." Why is it significant that the villagers have forgotten the ritual but remember to use stones? Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. The pile of stones the boys had made earlier was ready; there were stones on the ground with the blowing scraps of paper that had come out of the box. Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar. "Come on," she said. "Hurry up."

Why is it significant that the villager have forgotten the ritual but remember use stones?

O It suggests that people in society often do things without the intent to harm people.
O It symbolizes that people unconsciously follow society's conventions even when they are unethical.
O It suggests that most people in society are aware of the reasons for their actions.
O It symbolizes that most people in society are willing to sacrifice their happiness for others.

Hamlet asked the players to perform a certain play and to insert into it some lines that he will write

Read the passage from chapter 17 of the prince. and of all princes, it is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation of cruelty, owing to new states being full of dangers. hence virgil, through the mouth of dido, excuses the inhumanity of her reign owing to its being new, saying: "res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt moliri, et late fines custode tueri."(*) nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable. . against my will, my fate a throne unsettled, and an infant state, bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs, and guard with these severities my shores. what reasoning does machiavelli use in this passage? machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by first introducing the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with evidence. machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by starting with statistical evidence and then concluding that rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by first presenting an observed pattern of details and then concluding that new rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by starting with the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with short narratives.

In things fall apart, how does ikemefuna's presence change nwoye? nwoye begins to disobey his mother and other women. nwoye becomes aware of his responsibilities as a male. nwoye begins to enjoy tasks he previously disliked. nwoye learns to show the proper respect for his father.