Which of the following is a major characteristic of an absolute monarchy?
a. power is held for life by one individual.
b. leaders are required to have religious training.
c. people regularly elect leaders by popular vote.
d. leaders are selected from an elite group of individuals

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

Read the information in the table and answer the question that follows. beliefs of two key leaders in the protestant reformation martin luther john calvin doing good works does not guarantee salvation. he disagreed with the catholic church regarding purgatory and other traditions. he believed god's love is a gift and not a prize to be won from human effort. doing good works does not guarantee salvation. he believed only god knows who will receive salvation. faith is the result of god's forgiveness of sins. based on the information in the table, which statement would most likely be a belief shared by both martin luther and john calvin? a. doing good deeds is not a means to salvation. b. praying will bring a person salvation. c. confessing your sins to a priest will bring penance. d. god has predestined those people who will be saved.

In this quote british secretary of state william pitt is urging connecticut toa) hold the front from invading native tribes. b) raise troops and fight the french in canada. c) support the french in their efforts to hold on to canada. d) reject war with the french in hopes of ending the conflict.