English, 23.11.2019 05:31, vegeta8375
Before this i was not unacquainted with the more obvious laws of electricity. on this occasion a man of great research in natural philosophy was with us, and
excited by this catastrophe, he entered on the explanation of a theory which he had formed on the subject of electricity and galvanism, which was at once
new and astonishing to me. all that he said threw greatly into the shade cornelius agrippa, albertus magnus, and paracelsus, the lords of my imagination,
but by some fatality the overthrow of these men disinclined me to pursue my accustomed studies. it seemed to me as if nothing would or could ever be
known. all that had so long engaged my attention suddenly grew despicable. by one of those caprices of the mind which we are perhaps most subject to in
early youth, i at once gave up my former occupations, set down natural history and all its progeny as a deformed and abortive creation, and entertained the
greatest disdain for a would-be science which could never even step within the threshold of real knowledge. in this mood of mind i betook myself to the
mathematics and the branches of study appertaining to that science as being built upon secure foundations, and so worthy of my consideration
which of the following topics could be used to write a narrative using supporting details from this excerpt?
alienation from his father is exactly what victor deserves.
the new scientist becomes a mentor to victor as he studies electricity
victor is uncertain about what he should do.
victor presents himself as a deity.
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English, 21.06.2019 20:10, smariedegray
Read the excerpt below and answer the question. i ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? in this excerpt from his famous virginia convention speech, patrick henry employs which literary device? questiondeclarative statement
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English, 21.06.2019 22:30, karenlemus4774
Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went
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English, 22.06.2019 00:00, isalybeaudion2205
How does the allusion to icarus support the author’s tone ? a)it makes it clear that earhart, like icarus ,fell to her death .b)it emphasizes earhart’s failure in spite of her ambition. c)it stresses that the author views earhart’s fate as a mystery. d)it shows that the author sees earhart as a kind of legend can someone
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