Think of a playing card - no matter which way you turn it, it will look the same. what else could this statement stand for when lennie says it. keep in mind, lennie is simply just making an observation, however, we the readers should be able to pick up on more than just what is simply stated in the book. what is so symbolic about lennie mentioning that "both ends of the playing cards are the same."

Playing cards are the different situations we go through in life.

Explanation:

Each situation in life has different ways to look at it. However, if you are able to look at one side of it, you certainly have the personal tools to look and understand the other side, for in the end it is the same situation. You can look at the other side of the same “card” and understand  that most often it does not differ from your own side.  From this mere observation, the character opens for us a possibility to think about empathy which can in turn takes us into the issue of communication and conflict –resolution.

a) he encouraged islamic schools to introduce greek texts.

d) he invited greek scholars to teach their texts to the locals.

explanation:

an interrogative sentence is a type of sentence that asks a question, as opposed to sentences that make a statement, deliver a command, or express an exclamation. interrogative sentences are typically marked by inversion of the subject and predicate; that is, the first verb in a verb phrase appears before the hope i