Read this passage: as gregor samsa one morning from restless dreams awoke, found he himself in his bed into an enormous vermin transformed. dr. norman prinsky, trans., the metamorphosis how does the literal, word-for-word translation of the metamorphosis illustrate the idea that 100 percent accuracy in a translation is difficult to achieve? a. it makes the words sound jumbled, and it is not easy to read. b. it does not reflect the original ideas kafka had for his short story. c. it uses words that are no longer used in either german or english. d. it forces the reader to question the reliability of the narrator.

In at least 150 words, discuss the symbolic significance of janie’s hair in their eyes were watching god

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

Discuss the theme of outcasts in these chapters in at least two hundred words. what does it mean that the church takes in people that the clan rejects? how is nwoye an outcast? how does the clan treat the missionaries as outcasts?