What does the old man's staff most likely symbolize?
weakness
evil
faith
innocence

In at least 150 words, explain how richard wright use of dialogue in the short story "the man who was almost a man" contributes to the overall meaning of the story.

"introduction to oedipus the king": what is most likely the author's intent in writing about the difference(s) between sophocles's play and the original myth on which it's based?

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. my silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the ac’s vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. the coach, in a slight accent neither british nor australian, is telling c. t. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself. in this excerpt, the narrator is providing a, both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries. b. only objective information about people, setting, and events. c. only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences. d. a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.