Read the passage: (excerpt from the alchemist by paul coelho) he opened his pouch to see what was left of his possessions; maybe there was a bit left of the sandwich he had eaten on the ship. but all he found was the heavy book, his jacket, and the two stones the old man had given him as he looked at the stones, he felt relieved for some reason. he had exchanged six sheep for two precious stones that had been taken from a gold breastplate. he could sell the stones and buy a return ticket. but this time i'll be smarter, the boy thought, removing them from the pouch so he could put them in his pocket. this was a port town, and the only truthful thing his friend had told him was that port towns are full of thieves how do the two stones affect the tone in this passage? a. they emphasize how alone the boy is and create a panicked tone. b. the stones remind the boy that he is not alone, creating a hopeful tone. c. they remind the boy of everything he has lost and create a tone of despair. d. the stones remind the boy of his ultimate goals, creating a joyful tone.

This statement descri swift wrote gulliver’s travels so he could humorously criticize the government. this statement describes swift’s

Read the passage from animal farm. one sunday morning squealer announced that the hens, who had just come in to lay again, must surrender their eggs. napoleon had accepted, through whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week. the price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier. when the hens heard this, they raised a terrible outcry. they had been warned earlier that this sacrifice might be necessary, but had not believed that it would really happen. they were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. for the first time since the expulsion of jones, there was something resembling a rebellion. led by three young black minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart napoleon's wishes. their method was to fly up to the rafters and there lay their eggs, which smashed to pieces on the floor. napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. he ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. the dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out. for five days the hens held out, then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. nine hens had died in the meantime. their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. whymper heard nothing of this affair, and the eggs were duly delivered, a grocer's van driving up to the farm once a week to take them away. which detail from the passage supports the claim that this is an allegory for the great purge? the hens holding out for five days but capitulating the eggs being delivered to the grocer the protesting hens being intentionally starved coccidiosis spreading on the farm

What is your interpretation of the purpose of "doris lessing wins nobel prize in literature? " the purpose of the new york times article "doris lessing wins nobel prize in literature" is to explain why lessing is overrated as a writer, the purpose of the new york times article "doris lessing wins nobel prize in literature" is to explain why lessing is underrated as a writer. he purpose of the new york times article "doris lessing wins nobel prize in literature" is to explain how lessing's background plays in her writing career. the purpose of the new york times article "doris lessing wins nobel prize in literature is to explain why lessing did not get married.