Based on the context of each sentence, choose the word that most closely matches the denotation of the underlined word. the businessman was a parsimonious person, who could not bear to part with even a single dollar. the children obstinately refused to leave the playground. her resolution to win the contest at any cost could not be swayed. his avaricious nature led him to make many choices in the pursuit of money. stubbornness arrowright determination arrowright gre

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).