How did jim react when the mob caught him and abused him?

he begged for mercy.
he cursed tom and huck.
he did nothing.
he challenged the mob

In ralph ellison’s “the black ball” the narrator of the story stretches the truth or lies several times what do you think it is his motivation for being so untruthful

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

What is the independent cause in this sentence? "if the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn't die? "