Cheryl could not believe that joyce would not be at all. she had tried everything in her power to appease the unruly child. from baking his favorite cake to buying him another hamster, cheryl had tried hard all day. she knew joyce got that way when he was sick, but today was a little unusual even for him. "is there anything at all i can do for you, sweetie? " she asked joyce, trying to find a way out. "yes," joyce responded, giving hopes to his mother. "i want a baby elephant." cheryl, finding herself exhausted, exclaimed in frustration, "you make me so happy i could cry! " the dialogue "you make me so happy i could cry" is ironic because  a. cheryl is confused about joyce's desire.  b. cheryl bakes delicacies for a sick child.  c. cheryl thinks joyce needs more hamsters. d. cheryl is actually upset about the situation.

Wha is the topic discussed in “lifeboat ethics” ?

The knights of the round table were bound by the code of chivalry that called for loyalty to king, god, and lady.  in which set of lines from  sir gawain and the green knight  does sir gawain describe upholding this code?

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.