Which detail from the text best support the theme that friendship is more important than treasure?

a. the eagles come to the aid of men, dwarves, and elves even though they do not usually get involved in the world outside of their own.

b. bilbo gives the arkenstone to brad to the dwarves and men to settle their dispute.

c. thorin comes to the aid of his friends, the men, showing that he could forget his stubborn resentments to defend his former companions.

d. thorin refuses to share any treasure with the men, who are his friends, displaying an almost disgusting greed.

Use the dictionary entry for crude to answer the question crude use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the fourth definition of the word crude. crude ['krüd) adj from latin crudus 1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state 2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured 3. the quality of being obvious 4. the quality of being rough in execution rather than being subtle, selma was rather crude in the way she conducted herself at the meeting. elijah and his brother quickly built a crude shelter that would keep them warm and dry through the night. thelma's knowledge of art and poetry showed the rest of the diners that she was far from crude. there was oil to be found on the property, but it was crude and would need to be processed. mark this and return save and exit next submit

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

As you read in this lesson, satire depends on the audience recognizing and agreeing with the satirist’s implicit criticism of his or her target. how effective can satire be in shaping behavior or opinions if the audience is always in on the joke and thus never the target? your answer should be at least 250 words.