Using the context clues in this sentence, figure out what clear-cutting means. States have different laws regarding logging. For example, Washington allows what is called clear-cutting, where entire areas are stripped bare. Many of these areas are visible while traveling on the highways. In contrast, California, while a substantial amount of logging takes place, does not allow clear-cutting. Selected trees are cut, and others are left standing. A. only logging in areas where the state government allows it
B. clearing out the wildlife before cutting down the trees
C. cutting down all of the trees in a certain area
D. re-planting an area that has been cleared of trees

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.

Understand that amassed in paragraph 3 means

How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem?