Read the passage from the grapes of wrath. had he not been 50 years old, and so one of the natural rulers of the family, uncle john would have preferred not to sit in the honor place beside the driver. uncle john, a lonely man and a loner since the death of his wife, sat uneasily. being one of the heads of the family, he had to govern; and now he had to sit on the honor seat beside the driver. which statement indicates direct characterization in this passage? uncle john was one of the people in charge of the family. uncle john was upset about the death of his wife. uncle john liked being in the honor seat. uncle john was a very young man.

Why does lewis thomas express concern about what we would say to beings from another planet

American history (is, are) studying the american colonies.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.