Mr. matthew crabtree, called in; and examined. what age are you? -twenty-two. what is your occupation? -a blanket manufacturer. have you ever been employed in a factory? -yes. at what age did you first go to work in one? -eight. how long did you continue in that occupation? -four years. will you state the hours of labor at the period when you first went to the factory, in ordinary times? -from 6 in the morning to 8 at night. fourteen hours? -yes. with what intervals for refreshment and rest? -an hour at noon. when trade was brisk what were your hours? -from 5 in the morning to 9 in the evening. sixteen hours? -yes.. . during those long hours of labor could you be punctual; how did you awake? -i seldom did awake spontaneously; i was most generally awoke or lifted out of bed, sometimes asleep, by my parents. were you always in time? -no. what was the consequence if you had been too late? -i was most commonly beaten.. . and if you had been too late you were under the apprehension of being cruelly beaten? -i generally was beaten when i happened to be too late; and when i got up in the morning the apprehension of that was so great, that i used to run, and cry all the way as i went to the mill. background information: in 1832, a man named michael sadler ordered a parliamentary investigation into working conditions in textile factories. this is testimony from that investigation. at what age did mr. crabtree begin working at a factory? a) five b) eight c) sixteen d) twenty-two

What word best describes the tone of this excerpt from "the fall of the house of usher" by edgar allan poe? i looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter depression of soul which i can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium—the bitter lapse into everyday life—the hideous dropping off of the veil. there was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. what was it—i paused to think—what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the house of usher? it was a mystery all insoluble; nor could i grapple with the shadowy fancies that crowded upon me as i pondered. i was forced to fall back upon the unsatisfactory conclusion, that while, beyond doubt, there are combinations of very simple natural objects which have the power of thus affecting us, still the analysis of this power lies among considerations beyond our depth. it was possible, i reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene, of the details of the picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression; and, acting upon this idea, i reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down—but with a shudder even more thrilling than before—upon the remodelled and inverted images of the gray sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant and eye-like windows. admiration terror hope discovery loss

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How does nafta affect relations between the united states and canada? a. it bans immigration between the two countries. b. it opens the borders between the two countries. c. it raises taxes on trade between the two countries. d. it allows free trade between the two countries.