"... so this bell calls all: but how much more me, who am brought so near the door by this sickness." Which of these is the best interpretation of this phrase from John Donne's Meditation 17?

A. The tolling bell is a metaphor for Heaven.
B. The tolling bell is a metaphor for humankind.
C. The tolling bell is a metaphor for Hell.
D. The tolling bell is a metaphor for death.

Reading plus level g answers for the legendary loshu

Which of the following words in bold means “to put before something else”? a) the broken device sat unused in a box. b) jose wanted to defermaking a decision about college until the spring. c) ashok’s counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. d) i would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.