Read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.”
"this is a very strong dream," he said." it may eat you up."
"i am not afraid," i said and looked at him with both eyes. my voice sounded thin in my ears but that was because of the smoke.
he touched me on the breast and the forehead. he gave me the bow and the three arrows.
"take them," he said. "it is forbidden to travel east. it is forbidden to cross the river. it is forbidden to go to the place of the gods. all these things are forbidden."
"all these things are forbidden," i said, but it was my voice that spoke and not my spirit. he looked at me again.
"my son," he said. "once i had young dreams. if your dreams do not eat you up, you may be a great priest. if they eat you, you are still my son. now go on your journey."
which theme is best supported by the resolution described in this passage?
dreams can predict the future and be a guide.
change is necessary to achieve growth.
spirits communicate to warn people of danger.
parents always strive to protect their children.

Read the following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's as i lay dying : from darl: read the following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's  as i lay dying: from darl: tull's wagon stands beside the spring, hitched to the rail, the reins wrapped about the seat stanchion. in the wagon bed are two chairs. jewel stops at the spring and takes the gourd from the willow branch and drinks. i pass him and mount the path, beginning to hear cash's saw.when i reach the top he has quit sawing. standing in a litter of chips, he is fitting two of the boards together. between the shadow spaces they are yellow as gold, like soft gold, bearing on their flanks in smooth undulations the marks of the adze blade: a good carpenter, cash is. he holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box. he kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. a good carpenter. addie bundren could not want a better one, better box to lie in. it will give her confidence and comfort. i go on to the house, followed by the          chuck.          chuck.          chuck.of the adze.from cash: i made it on the bevel.there is more surface for the nails to grip.there is twice the gripping-surface to each seam.the water will have to seep into it on a slant. water moves easiest up and down or straight across.in a house people are upright two thirds of the time. so the seams and joints are made up-and-down. because the stress is up-and-down.in a bed where people lie down all the time, the joints and seams are made sideways, because the stress is sideways.except.a body is not square like a crosstie.animal magnetism.the animal magnetism of a dead body makes the stress come slanting, so the seams and joints of a coffin are made on a bevel.compare how the two narrators tell the story of addie bundren's impending death. is either narrator reliable? explain what the reader learns about each narrator. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

How does thoreau defend his approach in the second paragraph of "economy" inwalden? -he uses the word "t" because he feels it sounds more interesting-he does not use first-person point of view because his is a fictional account-he uses first-person point of view to get his readers' attention-he uses the word "t" for the sake of sincerity and honesty.

Which best describes the tone in these lines "the fish"