Read the last stanza from "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns. Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me!
The present only toucheth thee:
But Och! I backward cast my e’e,
On prospects drear!
An’ forward tho’ I canna see,
I guess an’ fear!

How are the mouse and the speaker different?
A
The speaker can see the past and future, and is therefore more fortunate.
B
The mouse is less fortunate than the speaker because the mouse has had his home destroyed.
C
The mouse is more fortunate than the speaker because he can easily move to a different home.
D
The mouse only cares about the present while the speaker can remember his past and fear the future.

"and these i address to all females that would be married, or are already so; not that i suppose their sex more faulty than the other, and most to want advice, for i assure [women], upon my honour, i believe the quite contrary; but the reason is, because i esteem them better disposed to receive and practice it, and therefore am willing to begin, where i may promise myself the best success." this statement from franklin's "rules and maxims for promoting matrimonial happiness" best demonstrates his use of criticism to argue his point his use of common sense to appeal to women his use of flattery to gain women's attention his use of facts to prove his point

Which statement correctly describes the verb function in this sentence? the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as an adjective. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as an adjective.

Which website most likely provides reliable information about climate change?