One interpretation of the story "the lightning-rod man" is that melville is criticizing certain christian missionaries of the time. do you agree with this interpretation? if so, describe how you see this theme reflected in the story. if not, discuss a more prominent theme you see presented in the story.

Plzz true or false: a hyphen can indicate that a word has been split up at the end of a line and continues onto the next line.

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?