When atticus speaks of defending tom robinson, he says, "simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win." to what is atticus referring? why would it be worthwhile to fight a battle that you know you're going to lose?

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

The victorian era is known as the age of