Read the passage from gulliver's travels.
there was a most ingenious architect, who had contrived a new method for building houses, by beginning at the roof, and working downward to the foundation.

which is an objective summary of the passage?
a-in his travels, gulliver is fooled by a silly architect he meets.
b-when he meets a ridiculous architect, gulliver is oddly impressed.
c-gulliver encounters an architect who builds houses from the top down.
d-gulliver meets an architect who has a crazy way of building houses.

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

Which statement best describes hopping’s viewpoint and purpose in this excerpt? the author believes diane france should not display soldiers’ remains, and she writes to persuade readers to avoid visiting the museum. the author thinks a union warship caused the submarine to sink, and she writes to inform readers about the war. the author thinks stories about the civil war are interesting, and she writes to entertain readers with true war stories. the author believes diane france’s work in making bone casts has many scientists, and she writes to give details about her experienc