8. Which sentence from the passage best explains why Thoreau chose to live in the woods? At a certain season of our life we are accustomed to consider every spot
as the possible site of a house.
The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window
casings gave it a clean and airy look, especially in the morning, when its
timbers were saturated with dew, so that I fancied that by noon some
sweet gum would exude from them.
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Though the view from my door was still more contracted, I did not feel
crowded or confined in the least.
I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to
practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary.
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(1) fire extended humans’ geographical boundaries by allowing them to travel into regions that were previously too cold to explore. (2) it also kept predators away, allowing early humans to sleep securely. (3) fire, in fact, has been a significant factor in human development and progress in many ways. (4) other obvious benefits of fire are its uses in cooking and in hunting. (5) probably even more important, however, is that learning to control fire allowed people to change the very rhythm of their lives. (6) before fire, the human daily cycle coincided with the rising and setting of the sun. (7) with fire, though, humans gained time to think and talk about the day’s events and to prepare strategies for coping with tomorrow. the sentence that expresses the main idea is: (type the number of the sentence. then click “go.”)

Apex english 4 semester 1 read the following story summary. when she was a child, sara hated her piano instructor, mr. singh. she felt she had already mastered the piano, but mr. singh constantly criticized her playing in a blunt and hurtful way. after sara grew up, she realized that mr. singh's strictness was responsible for the only edge she had over other pianists her age and the only reason she was able to succeed in music later in life. she learned to appreciate his tough love. what does the story most clearly suggest about the author's perspective? a. that a person should put his or her talents to good use b. that pursuing one's dream is paramount in life c. that the world is harsh and only the strong survive d. that adults have children's best interests in mind

Pls 25 points plus brainliest write a paragraph and discuss the uses and differing characteristics of a narrative and lyric forms. find an example of each type of poem. compare the two in your writing.