Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that the "world is chiefly indebted" to james watt and george stephenson for developing the steam engine? a. the first train consisted of thirty-four cars weighing, all told, ninety tons. b. before the time of watt, the steam engine was exclusively a steam pump—slow and wasteful of fuel. c. the idea of using steam for driving stationary machinery originated in the early centuries. d. watt made it a quick, powerful, and efficient engine, requiring only a fourth as much fuel as before.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.