Read the excerpt from part 2 of "to build a fire.” well, he was bound to freeze anyway, and he might as well take it decently. with this new-found peace of mind came the first glimmerings of drowsiness. a good idea, he thought, to sleep off to death. it was like taking an anesthetic. freezing was not so bad as people thought. there were lots worse ways to die. a theme in this passage is that death can be faced gracefully. which clue from the resolution best points to this theme? the main character feels like he has taken “an anesthetic.” the main character recognizes that he is “bound to freeze.” the main character experienced “glimmerings of drowsiness.” the main character decides to sleep off to death “decently.”

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful

Which statement best describes the motivation of the character pahom in leo tolstoy's story "how much land does a man need? " a. pahom wished for just enough to improve his family's quality of life. b. pahom wanted more land for himself so he could feel secure. c. pahom wanted to his wife, who was never satisfied. d. pahom wanted to gain land to avoid having neighbors.