9 "Have your heart set on making espresso drinks at your favorite coffee shop? Desperate for the discount that comes with a retail job at Claire's? Put on a brave face, walk right into a place where you want to work and ask if the manager is hiring. You may be surprised at how easy it is to get an application. Who wouldn't want to hire a worker who takes initiative and shows interest in the employer's company?" What does the word "initiative" mean as used in this excerpt?

A. Ability to begin things independently

b. Demonstrates aggressive behavior

c. Talented at problem-solving

d. Experienced consumer

The ch in chronicle is a hint that the word is ultimately derived from latin greek french portuguese

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Need answer asap plz! the descriptions of the west wind in the first two sections of “ode to the west wind” are dominated by images of a. violence, death, decay, and burial. c. peace, birth, growth, and blossoming. b. sleep, dreams, fantasy, and reverie. d. translucence, light, color, and radiance.