“why did i make this bet? what’s the good? the lawyer loses fifteen years of his life and i throw away two millions. will it convince people that capital punishment is worse or better than imprisonment for life? no, no! all stuff and rubbish. on my part, it was the caprice of a well-fed man; on the lawyer’s pure greed of gold.” according to the excerpt, what motivated the banker to wager the bet? need for entertainment desire for money jealousy over the lawyer’s youth love for a child

Now we have "lords of dogtown," a fiction film based on the very same material and indeed written by peralta. not only is there no need for this movie, but its weaknesses underline the strength of the doc.” based on this passage, we can conclude that the author a. prefers documentaries to fictional stories c. likes the movie “lords of dogtown” very much b. prefers the documentary over “lords of dogtown” d. feels that it took too long to make the movie “lords of dogtown”

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england.simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

After reading the short story "the most dangerous game" by richard connell,write an article on the main character of the story by relating the main events through his eyes. cite specific quotations from the story in the intreview