The little farmers watched debt creep up on them like the tide
they sprayed the trees and sold no crop, they pruned and grafted and could not pick the crop.
which statement best describes the tone of this passage?
a. the author uses descriptive words to show what the farmers have done.
b. the author repeats words and employs parallelism.
c. the author uses the word \"creep\" to emphasize that debt is sinister.
d. the author feels frustrated for the farmers.

Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly. a) pam was (well prepared) for the debate. b) she had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. c) she has always been (self assured). d) the winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.

What is the significance of the above statement in relation to the play’s conclusion? oedipus treats his inferiors poorly but ultimately grants them the same respect he grants to nobility. while teiresias appears to be mocking oedipus, the real message is one of warning about the forces working against the king. oedipus earns great fame for answering the riddle of the sphinx but ultimately loses his crown to a common man. just as oedipus is unable to conceive that he has done wrong in the past, he is unable to imagine that his enviable position is impermanent.

How does the proverbial russian definition of a hero, "he who hangs on for one minute more," apply to christopher reeve? include examples from the reading to support your conclusion.