Which statement best explains the paradox in this line? No one would agree that doing nothing is hard work, so the statement is clearly meant as a joke. Algernon thinks that doing nothing is hard work, but he does not actually know what hard work is like. Doing nothing seems like it should be quite easy, but sometimes it really can be difficult to do nothing.

Compare the excerpt you read from the introduction of great astronomers to the article you read about gis. what differences in purpose and tone do you notice?

Which two lines in this excerpt from elizabeth bishops the fish suggests that the speaker respects the fish

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?