Why have manolin's parents forced him to work for another fisherman and not for santiago? a. they are jealous of manolin's relationship with santiago. b. they think the old man is reckless and will harm manolin. c. they think santiago's an unlucky man and it will affect manolin. d. they are afraid that santiago is cheating the boy out of pay.

Read the following claim. people likely will continue making new year's resolutions despite often being unable to follow through on them. which selection from the article provides the best support for this statement?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Why is macbeth both excited and fearful after hearing the witches prediction about his future