I watched the ospreys hovering over the lake behind the house. Hungry and desperate, they circled the lake for what seemed like an eternity, anxiously searching for the meal that might let them live another day. When a fish swimming too close to the water was spotted, they'd pause in the air as if suspended and then dive quickly into the water, gratefully retrieving their much-needed meal. Which best describes the author's feelings about the birds?

A)She admires them and sees them as powerful and agile.
B)She dislikes them and sees them as predatory and heartless.
C)She dismisses them and sees them as irrelevant and unimportant.
D)She pities them and sees them as animals struggling to survive.

50 point question

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.

Which themes are portrayed through juliet’s monologue?