In richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," does zaroff give a fair chance to his human opponents in his hunting game? no, his opponents get only a hunting knife, whereas zaroff has a pistol. no, zaroff is familiar with every inch of the island, unlike his opponents. yes, his opponents get a head start of three hours against zaroff. yes, zaroff provides his opponents with all that they need to escape him. yes, zaroff gets ivan and his dogs to his opponents hide.

the statement that best explains why the tenth amendment reserves some rights and powers to states is that the framers believed in the principle of federalism. this principle says that some powers are in the hands of a centralized national government, while others are reserved for the governments of several states.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

he is. some of his decisions were very irresponsible and did lead to the death of both romeo and juliet, such as him marrying them too quick or him not clarifying romeo's plan with him.

basically he did not think things through well enough or at all.

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the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.