Which quote from Dragonwings by Laurence Yep best shows that the man is pleasantly surprised by Father’s refusal to take the tip?

“The demon stopped and studied Father as you might look at a dog that had suddenly said he was going to the opera. ‘Well, I'll be damed,’ he said.”

“‘Here, John.’ The demon unbuttoned his coat and reached into his pants pocket, but Father shook his head.”

“Skeptically, the demon got back behind the wheel while Father went to the front near the crank to start the motor.”

“He had hardly heard the demon until the demon tapped him on the shoulder.

‘You sabe me? Garage. Repair my Oldsmobile.’”

How have these two authors expressed their relationships with nature? after reading and analyzing "the calypso borealis," an essay by john muir, and william wordsworth's poem "i wandered lonely as a cloud," write an essay in which you describe how each author expresses his relationship with nature. support your discussion with evidence from the text. write your basic thesis statement in the space below.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

How do you think the political and social strife of england influenced jonathan swift ? how were these problems connected to reason