Ihad great reason to consider it as a determination of heaven, that in this desolate place, and in this desolate manner, i should end my life. the tears would run plentifully down my face when i made these reflections; and sometimes i would expostulate with myself why providence should thus completely ruin his creatures, and render them so absolutely miserable; so without , abandoned, so entirely depressed, that it could hardly be rational to be for such a life. based on the context of this excerpt, what does the phrase "why providence should thus" convey about the time in which this story was written?

Read the poem from "my brothers’ flying machine: orville, wilbur, and me" by jane yolen first before answering these questions. part a: how do lines 1–23 most support a theme of the poem? question 1 options: a by describing how heavy the constructed plane would be b by detailing the commitment that went into the first flight c by showing how tunnels were used to make test flights d by illustrating the challenges of fueling the plane read the poem from "my brothers’ flying machine: orville, wilbur, and me" by jane yolen first before answering these questions. part b which evidence from the poem best supports the answer to part a (question 1)? question 2 options: a “now they worked dawn to dusk / so absorbed in what they were doing,” (lines 1–2) b “they learned about lift and drag.” (line 9) c “gasoline was gravity-fed into the engine” (line 19) d “over six hundred pounds of aeroplane— / it could not be assembled whole in our shop.” (lines 22–23)