Question 14 of 21 What is the author's purpose in including the following paragraph in his
argument about the dangers of human indifference to suffering?
We are on the threshold of a new century, a new
millennium. What will the legacy of this vanishing century
be? How will it be remembered in the new millennium?
Surely it will be judged, and judged severely, in both moral
and metaphysical terms. These failures have cast a dark
shadow over humanity: two World Wars, countless civil
wars, the senseless chain of assassinations (Gandhi, the
Kennedys, Martin Luther King, Sadat, Rabin), bloodbaths in
Cambodia and Algeria, India and Pakistan, Ireland and
Rwanda Eritrea and Ethionin e

Read this sentence: devon was nervous at the thought of speaking in front of a large audience. which word could a translator use to replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence? a. angry b. excited c. d. worried

Read these paragraphs from the story. i told him my address. it would take an hour’s quick walk to get back home. “it’s like this,” he said. “we’ll look at the matter straight. if you go back home tonight, you take your chance of accidents. a cart may run over you, and there’s always banana skins and orange peel, to say nothing of fallen ladders.” he spoke of the improbable with an intense seriousness that would have been laughable six hours before. but i did not laugh. what does this interaction between the two men reveal about james? james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation. james is dismayed by the things mr. atkinson says and begins to feel uncomfortable. james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying. james is appreciative of mr. atkinson's concern and wonders if he should hurry home. the correct answer is; "james is surprised by mr. atkinson's solemnness and thinks there is value in what the man is saying." i am not putting this up so someone can answer but so when people search this they will know the correct the correct answer is not; "james is skeptical and thinks mr. atkinson is overreacting to the situation." everyone said that was the right answer but its your

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.