Those men who survived â€" those eager to obey, eager to live for one another, since they had nothing else to vindicate them â€" those men could neither carry on, nor preserve what they had received. Thus did all thought, all science, all wisdom perish on earth. Thus did men â€" men with nothing to offer save their great numbers â€" lose the steel towers, the flying ships, the power wires, all the things they had not created and could never keep. Perhaps, later, some men had been born with the mind and the courage to recover these things which were lost; perhaps these men came before the Councils of Scholars. They were answered as I have been answered â€" and for the same reasons. â€"Anthem, Ayn Rand What imagery is used in this passage?.

List three different expository writing modes that are commonly seen in social studies articles

What period of history refers to the time when people did not have written records

The following legal claims exist for m. finger co. identify the accounting treatment for each claim as either (a) a liability that is recorded or (b) an item described in notes to its financial statements. 1. m. finger (defendant) estimates that a pending lawsuit could result in damages of $1,250,000; it is reasonably possible that the plaintiff will win the case. an item described in notes to its financial statements. a liability that is recorded. 2. m. finger faces a probable loss on a pending lawsuit; the amount is not reasonably estimable. a liability that is recorded. an item described in notes to its financial statements. 3. m. finger estimates damages in a case at $3,500,000 with a high probability of losing the case. an item described in notes to its financial statements. a liability that is recorded. the amount that m. finger co. should record in its accounting records related to these suits is: