How does lennie attempt to manipulate george shortly after the novel begins? a. when he realizes that he and george are almost at the ranch he makes up excuses not to work. b. when he realizes george feels bad about yelling at him he plays on george’s guilty feelings c. when he realizes that he doesn’t have his work card he lies to george about having lost it d. when he realizes george threw the dead mouse across the river he sneaks off to find it

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the imagery and word choice in the second stanza creates a tone of liveliness and joy danger and gloom silence and peace anger and hostility

Based on your knowledge of word parts what does the word intervene mean

What is missing from the data dump outline for this persuasive essay body paragraph? a. provide 2nd example-data b. claim c. provide 1st example-data