I need some eraser riddles

In his speech steve jobs presents several elements of pathos.write down five examples that involves jobs use of pathos and explain why he shares these elements with the audience

Discuss how social status may align with historical criticism.

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?