Instructions: select the correct text in the passage. only sentences between () are options
which sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich show the author's skepticism about modern medicine and the cult of celebrity doctors?
peter went to the door, but ivan ilyich dreaded being left alone. "how can i keep him here? oh yes, my medicine." ("peter, give me my medicine." "why not? perhaps it may still do some good." he took a spoonful and swallowed it. "no, it won't . it's all tomfoolery, all deception," he decided as soon as he became aware of the familiar, sickly, hopeless taste.) "no, i can't believe in it any longer.( but the pain, why this pain? ) if it would only cease just for a moment! " and he moaned. peter turned towards him. ("it's all right. go and fetch me some tea.")
peter went out. (left alone ivan ilyich groaned not so much with pain, terrible though that was, as from mental anguish.) always and for ever the same, always these endless days and nights. (if only it would come quicker! if only *what* would come quicker? death, darkness? no, no! anything rather than death! )

Considering "civil disobedience," why did both thoreau and martin luther king, jr. engage in acts of civil disobedience? to take a stand against government taxation to protest government policies they believed were unjust to protest slavery and the mexican-american war to take a stand against unfair laws in the 1950s and ‘60s

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Complete the paragraph about imperialism