In paragraph 17, what specific words or phrases contribute to the mood created for the story by the author? select all that apply. 17. suddenly the adjutant croaked out a weird laugh. it was a terrible laugh, which had its origin in that part of the mind which is first moved by the singing of the nerves. "well," he said, humorously to lean, "i suppose we had best tumble him in." adjutant croaked humorously mind nerves origin suddenly terrible weird

...croaked...  

weird  

terrible  

...humor...  

...sudden...  

...tumble...

- "in the declaration of independence, it is stated that all people have certain rights that can't be taken away. when the government fails to protect these rights, the people have no choice but to remove that government and replace it with a government that will do its job and protect the people's rights."

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.