Which of the words in bold in the following sentences means “able to be taken under, or not resistant”?

a.
it took a long time for the burned popcorn smell to subside.

b.
the prison known as alcatraz was believed to be inescapable.

c.
her allergies made her susceptible to asthma attacks.

d.
the manager of the team is responsible for posting the schedule.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Unit testactivelike sparkling stars strewn across the night sky. their brilliance catching the corner of my eye, making me slow down, just to look at them a little longer. in my awe of the sheer beauty of merely broken glass, i couldn't but thinkhow someone else's tragedycould be so beautiful to me. source: t., jennifer. "irony." teen ink. teen ink, n. d. web. cjuly 2011.the poem is an example ofexternal conflictinternal conflictdramatic ironysituational ironymark this and returnsave and exitsubmit

Which is one of the reasons that swift gives for his proposal? a.) the threat of harvesting babies would engourage stronger discipline among the young b.) thereis a famine inthe land, nd the children are plentiful c.) the meat of the irish infandts goes well with many dofferent vegetables d.) children would become valuable property