Ineed but above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it, you perceive, after a moment, the eyes of doctor t. j. eckleburg. the eyes of dr. t. j. eckleburg are blue and gigantic—their retinas are one yard high. they look out of no face, but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a non-existent nose. what is the most likely purpose of the symbolism used in this passage? a. to signify the omniscience of god who looks disapprovingly on what he sees b. to add humor and interest to an otherwise barren and depressing landscape c. to establish the setting in which the action of the novel unfolds d. to stand for the invisible people who inhabit the valley of the ashes

Which statement best explains coelho's choice in the alchemist to have the boy work for the crystal merchant? it shows the reader what happens when one follows his or her personal legendit explains how the boy earns enough money to marry the merchant's daughter.it provides the reader with engaging details about the city of tangier.it demonstrates that the path to one's personal legend is not a straight and obvious one.

Read the quote from zimmermann in the code book. a future government could inherit a technology infrastructure that's optimized for surveillance, where they can watch the movements of their political opposition, every financial transaction, every communication, every bit of e-mail, every phone call. everything could be filtered and scanned and automatically recognized by voice recognition technology and transcribed. it's time for cryptography to step out of the shadows of spies and the military, and step into the sunshine and be embraced by the rest of us. which question does this paragraph answer? why does zimmermann think encryption is important? what kind of encryption did zimmermann invent? how does zimmermann’s encryption work? who made encryption based on zimmermann’s work?

Sure, i wish things had turned out differently for me in vietnam. but i know things could have turned out worse, too. so ljust try to be for what i do have and do my best to be independent. i can dress myself and even tie a tie. no more playing guitar, though. if i close my eyes, i can just about hear the music. just strumming my heartstrings is what i'm doing, i suppose. how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret? a. the narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself. b. the narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument. c. the narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often. d.the narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.