Why is it important to grendel that his death be viewed as an accident? a. it keeps the secret of his spell-cast powers. b. it will give honor to the king and not beowulf. c. it will prevent his mother from seeking revenge. d. it supports his theory about life's uselessness.

It is very important to promote self esteem in young children

Which two sentences in this excerpt from the time machine by h. g. wells suggest that the morlocks possesses a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile