Magda is reading a book called the last american when she comes across the following passage: what a change has come over nofuhl! he is the youngest man aboard. we all share his delight, as our discoveries are truly marvellous. this morning while i was yet in my bunk he ran into the cabin and, forgetting our difference in rank, seized me by the arm and tried to drag me out. his excitement so had the better of him that i captured little meaning from his words. hastening after him, however, i was amazed to see such ancient limbs transport a man so rapidly. he skipped up the narrow stairs like a heifer and, young though i am, it was faster than i could follow. excerpt from the last american, by j. a. mitchell (1902) which of magda’s observations is correct, based on explicit textual evidence? a. nofuhl is known for disobeying authority. b. the narrator is angered by nofuhl’s behavior. c. nofuhl is thrilled by something that has been found. d. the narrator fails to understand nofuhl’s enthusiasm.  

Match each excerpt to the correct stanza structure. it was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea, that a maiden there lived whom you may know by the name of annabel lee; and this maiden she lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me. (from "annabel lee" by edgar allan poe) o thou, new-year, delaying long, delayest the sorrow in my blood, that longs to burst a frozen bud and flood a fresher throat with song. (from "in memoriam" by alfred lord tennyson) nature’s first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. her early leaf’s a flower but only so an hour. then leaf subsides to leaf. so eden sank to grief,; so dawn goes down to day. nothing gold can stay. (from "nothing gold can stay" by robert frost) at sestos hero dwelt; hero the fair, whom young apollo courted for her hair, and offered as a dower his burning throne, where she should sit for men to gaze upon. the outside of her garments were of lawn, the lining purple silk, with gilt stars drawn; (from "hero and leander" by christopher marlowe) quatrain couplet octave sestet

What is the cause of romeos despair?

Answer in a complete paragraph (at least five sentences) using rare (restate the question, answer the question, reason why, evidence to support). be sure to use correct capitalization and punctuation. the importance of being earnest presents characters who live for one thing and one thing only—to do whatever will bring them pleasure. what message does the play get across regarding the pursuit of pleasure? is this message positive or negative? give specific examples from the play to support your response. respond in a complete paragraph.