Garrett hardin uses a lifeboat metaphor to introduce his argument. what is the central idea of this argument? a. wealthy nations are in the lifeboat while poor nations are drowning in the water. b. governments need to reduce taxes in order to create a more equal world. c. lifeboats need to be available to all people. d. gun control needs to be decided by each individual state.

What does a comparison show? (5 points) a)how two things separate b)how two things are similar c)how two things conflict d)how two things are different

At last it was settled by lot that zeus should reign supreme in heaven, whilst aides governed the lower world, and poseidon had full command over the sea, but the supremacy of zeus was recognized in all three kingdoms, in heaven, on earth (in which of course the sea was included), and under the earth. zeus held his court on the top of mount olympus, whose summit was beyond the clouds; the dominions of aides were the gloomy unknown regions below the earth; and poseidon reigned over the sea. what element of a myth does this excerpt contain? an example of an historical event a lesson about human behavior an explanation of an event in nature a story about gods or goddesses

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.