THIS IS FOR WE THE LIVING, PLEASE HELP 1. Why did the Party leaders attack "over-idealism"?

2. Why does Ayn Rand have Kira die at the end of the book? Is the ending (Kira's death) necessary to the novel, or could it just as easily have ended happily?

3. Explain the significance of the description of Ivan Ivanov, the Soviet border guard who shot Kira?

4. How was self-interest a threat to the leaders?

5. What is the theme of "We The Living"?

6. Why did Andrei answer Kira in an understanding way when Kira came clean about why she was with him? Be thorough, think about all the things you have read about in this
story.

What sound device is used in the following excerpt from how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat by carl sandburg

Which of these authors wrote a story that revolved around a captains underwater adventures with his crew and a sub marine long before the submarine was actually invented

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?