From Life Without Principle by Henry David Thoreau

The main purpose of paragraph 4 is to

A. illustrate the connection between nature and honest wages

B. provide an example of the argument presented in paragraph 5

C. serve as a metaphor for Thoreau’s definition of life

D. present a counterargument to the one presented in paragraph 4

E. provide an example of how man is destroying nature without reason

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

In at least one hundred words, explain how the structure of elizabeth bishop’s “sestina” to convey meaning in the poem. provide specific evidence from the text to support your response.

How is theme of loneliness developed in chapter 4? thinking about the characters lennie,crooks,candy,and curley's wife