What is the main idea expressed in the first two stanzas?
the king sits in dumferline town,
drinking the blood-red wine:
"o where will i get a good sailor
to sail this ship of mine? "

up and spoke an eldern knight,
sat at the king's right knee:
"sir patrick spens is the best sailor,
that sails upon the sea."

a) the king needs a sailor.
b) the king is having a party.
c) sir patrick wants to overthrow the king.
d) sir patrick is looking for work.

In this excerpt, paine is attempting to convince readers that they must support the war to protect their financial interests. could potentially benefit from the spoils of the war. will blame themselves for not supporting the war. have righteous reasons to justify supporting the war. mark this and return save and exit

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

“speak up for tory principles” in his political speech, disraeli addresses the principles of the tory party. explain what they are and how he relates them to the condition of the people. use textual evidence to support your claim