Which specific details from the text shape and refine the theme? A) The gods make puppets out of people so that their bidding can be done by others without the gods’ involvement. Eliminate B) Ulysses is described as a wanderer who cannot find comfort anywhere, as he is continually persecuted by the gods. C) As the captain of his own ship, Ulysses should have been able to save his men from death or chosen to die with them. D) The gods are unjust in their choice to continue persecuting innocent people and keeping them from settling down at home.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Based on her speech in the excerpt ,what can we infer about francesca

Mr. underwood's editorial defending tom robinson is surprising because he's described as not wanting to be near negroes it's a dangerous stance to take at that time he had been neutral during the trial he wasn't in the courtroom