Cassius: messala, this is my birthday . . now i change my mind, and partly credit things that do presage. . two mighty eagles fell . . and in their steads do ravens, crows, and kites fly o’er our heads and downward look on us, as we are sickly prey. their shadows seem a canopy most fatal under which our army lies, ready to give up the ghost. how does cassius’ use of figurative language in the bolded lines foreshadow the possible fate of his and brutus’ army?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

How are montag and faber opposites of each other? a) montag is a firefighter, therefore it is his job to burn books. faber used to be and english professor, and it was his job to teach students about books. b) montag is passionate and determined, and farber is wise and cautious c) montag is brave enough to steal and illegal book. faber was too afraid to speak up when books started to become illegal. d) all of the answer choices are correct

Select all of the correct answers. what arguments does susan b. anthony make in this excerpt from her speech?