Jonathan had never worked so hard in his life. jonathan was used to working hard in school--staying after for tutoring, studying for an hour every night, and doing an hour's worth of homework each day. but jonathan had never done any heavy labor. now here he was with his father, trying to dig a large hole in the backyard for a compost pile. sweat poured off his father's brow as he grunted with each shovel full of dark dirt. jonathan had always thought that writing essays was hard work.

which sentence would work best as a concluding sentence to this paragraph?
a) jonathan decided that he hated his father for making him work so hard.
b) now, jonathan realized that hard work comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
c) work, jonathan learned very quickly, was something that was good for the soul.
eliminate
d) "i wish it would rain," thought jonathan lazily, "i'd rather be playing video games."

Why does the author introduce druse as lying in a “clump of laurel”? consider any symbolic or cultural meanings associated with this plant, and what significance it lends to this particular story. story "a horseman in the sky"

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your

The boy and the wolf by james baldwin one day word came that a savage wolf had been seen in the forest. "how i should like to meet that wolf," said little gilbert. he was only seven years old, but now all his thoughts were about the savage beast. "shall we take a walk this morning? " asked his mother. "oh, yes! " said gilbert. "perhaps we may see that wolf among the trees. but don't be afraid." his mother smiled, for she felt quite sure that there was no danger. what point of view does the author use in this selection?