Why do i and everyone i love pick people who treat us like we are nothing.

In edgar allen poe's "masque of the red death", what object is kept in the black room?

Which word is the comparative form? hyper best less most fruitful

Iwas conscious that a moment's mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties, and, like any other rebel slave, i felt resolved, in my desperation, to go all lengths." what is meant by the term resolved as it is used in this sentence? a) determined b) questioning c) uneasy d) unsure