Read this excerpt from charles dickens’s a christmas carol. how do the ghost of christmas present’s words affect scrooge? they make scrooge more open and understanding of other people’s needs and wants. they teach scrooge that human life is fickle and insignificant in the grand scheme of things. they remind scrooge of his earlier harsh behavior and make him feel regret and shame. they cause scrooge to feel pity for bob cratchit’s family and their humble way of life.

Which statement from "letter to his father" is similar to gregor's inability tocommunicate with his father as a bug in the metamorphosis?

Based on the map, which arabian city will marco polo describe after kalhat if he continues northwest across the arabian sea?

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”