"you'll have a cocktail, mr. rainsford," he suggested. the cocktail was surpassingly good; and, rainsford noted, the table appointments were of the finest—the linen, the crystal, the silver, the china. they were eating borsch, the rich, red soup with whipped cream so dear to russian palates. half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know. do you think the champagne has suffered from its long ocean trip? " the details of this excerpt show that zaroff wants to appear civilized. educated. trustworthy.

We will be learning about animals that live in the arctic. your assignment is to find information about one animal in the arctic. be sure that you find the following information about the animal: average height and weight, appearance, diet, shelter, mating habits, and any other interesting or important facts. we will use the information that you gather in the research with an in-class project. be sure to keep track of your sources; your final project will require a works cited page. in an internet search engine, which group of keywords is most appropriate for this assignment? a) project, arctic, diet b) arctic, animals, facts c) cold, appearance, animals d) average height and weight, one animal

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Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?