When Marley visits Scrooge, he tells him that he is being punished in the afterlife for his greedy and selfish ways. Scrooge comments that Marley had always been a good man of business. Marley replies, “Business! Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.” What does Marley’s statement mean?
a) He loved money more than people.
b) His only purpose in life was to make money.
c) His true purpose in life was to take care of people in need.
d) He was being punished because he loved money more than mankind.

Nthis excerpt from act v of shakespeare's romeo and juliet, friar laurence's letter to romeo is not delivered due to circumstances beyond his control. what is the conflict in the scene?

Which word correctly completes the sentence? both tracks are visible in the snow. a. deers' b. deer's c. deers 2.which word correctly completes the sentence? a huge diamond decorated the crown. a. kings' b. king's c. kings 3.which word correctly completes the sentence? at the old library, many of the covers were worn or damaged. a. books' b. books c. book's 4.which word correctly completes the sentence? in the traffic jam, cars moved at a pace. a. turtles' b. turtle's c. turtles plz asap

Which options most accurately explain how the author of the war of the worlds uses the crash landing of the spaceship to introduce ogilvy's character? (select all that apply.)the war of the worldsogilvy goes to the site of the crash and is immediately certain that it has been caused by aliens. because of this, he immediately gets the townspeople together to fight. his actions characterize him as brave.ogilvy tries to those inside the cylinder. his actions characterize him as compassionate.ogilvy goes to the site of the crash to explore the area the morning after seeing the shooting star. once there, he examines the cylinder. his actions characterize him as curious.ogilvy runs to the nearest town to get away from the cylinder. his actions characterize him as cowardly.