In his proposal, Benjamin Franklin writes that education leads to happiness. What would Douglass say about that idea? How do his own life experiences confirm or disprove the idea? Franklin says that, throughout history, governments have established schools to teach the next generation of public officials. What would Douglass say about that purpose? In what ways does Franklin's claim apply to the life of Frederick Douglass?

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the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)

main idea: it is important to prepare today for the needs of tomorrow.

the grasshopper was dying due to hunger, and this was because he didn't prepare for the winter.

the ants told the grasshopper, "if you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter."

the ants were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime.