Which of these inferences about Thoreau’s attitude is best supported by the following passage(p.9) Walden A) he believes that one cannot solely survive on a vegetarian diet
B) he used to work for this farmer until the two of them had a disagreement about whether or not Thoreau should be a vegetarian
C) he believes the farmers foolish for not simply dining on his oxen for sustenance
D) he believes that the strength of the vegetable fed oxen illustrates that man doesn’t really need me

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir