Hillary mentions that he finds partially used oxygen bottles left behind by another pair of climbers. why does hillary include this information in "the final assault"? the oxygen bottles reveal that the climb up mount everest is so difficult that climbers cannot carry their equipment back down the mountain. the partially used bottles imply that climbers can reach high altitudes without the use of oxygen. the discovery of the oxygen bottles show that other men have faced the same challenges that hillary and tenzing are facing. the oxygen bottles provide an added level of security for hillary and tenzing that they will have oxygen available for their descent.

Select the correct text in the passage. which two lines in this excerpt from shakespeare's romeo and juliet foreshadow the tragic fate of romeo and juliet? friar laurence: so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after hours with sorrow chide us not! romeo: amen, amen! but come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives me in her sight: do thou but close our hands with holy words, then love-devouring death do what he dare; it is enough i may but call her mine. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

What attitude of the aristocracy is illustrated by lady bracknell's lines in the play?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?