Which lines from the text most clearly suggest that the narrator will fight against nature?

when i was thirteen years of age we all went on a party of pleasure to the baths near thonon. .
. .i always came from my studies discontented and unsatisfied.
i had gazed upon the fortifications and impediments that seemed to keep human beings from entering the citadel of nature.
. .what glory would attend the discovery if i could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death!

In the excerpt above, what can be inferred by the statement, "the dillingham had been flung to the breeze during aformer period of prosperity.?

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

At the edge of the lawn, behind the building, there was a line of underbrush and trees sloping down a hillside. beyond that, there was a playground next to a day-care center. they could hear shouts of children in the air, and when they looked through the underbrush, they could see bundled-up four-year-olds swinging on swings and racing around a playhouse. the operation would be carried out near children. –the hot zone, richard preston what is the author’s purpose for including this paragraph? check all that apply. to express his thoughts clearly to inform readers about the location to persuade readers to become scientists to entertain readers by showing how dramatic the situation is to encourage readers to protect children