"oh! cruel fate! " cried the sirian with indignation, "who could conceive of this excess of maniacal rage! it makes me want to take three steps and crush this whole anthill of ridiculous assassins." in context, micromegas' comment is a. fitting, because the warlike humans deserve destruction b. ironic, because the philosopher was brave enough to be honest c. hypocritical, since micromegas himself suggests violence against humans d. compassionate, since micromegas could act to put humanity out of its misery

Amanda bought a prom dress which she considered the most beautiful dress ever made. adjective clause: word(s) modified:

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Matt is writing a literary analysis essay on shakespeare's use of foreshadowing in act 1 scene 1 of richard 3. which lines in this excerpt from that scene can he use as textual evidence in his essay?