Ashley was preparing her speech about the 16-year cicada. when she finished her initial research, she listed the ideas she discovered, eliminated the ideas she felt that her audience would already be familiar with, and then combined the ideas she thought overlapped with each other. finally, she decided that a couple of the ideas she listed were too complex to be explained in her 6-minute speech, so she eliminated those. when she was done, she was left with what?

What is emerson's argument? nature contains faith and reason. nature reflects disgrace and calamity. nature can repair all things.

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

What character asks for god's mercy on the lady at the end of the poem? arthur lancelot the poem's speaker the reaper