In the life of samuel johnson, a predominant theme in boswell’s descriptions of both johnson’s character and their first meeting is a. the intensity of johnson’s faith, charity, and religious devotion. b. the brilliance of johnson’s conversation, wit, and writing. c. the strength of johnson’s spirit through sadness, poverty, and illness. d. the harshness of johnson’s insults, retorts, and rejoinders.

What is the best meaning for obscure in this line from the passage? a) ancient b) dark c) royal d) unknown

Read the excerpt from "the blackfeet creation." how do readers know that this excerpt is from a myth? the excerpt describes an animal called a muskrat. the excerpt describes old man drying the mud. the excerpt describes old man scattering mud over water. the excerpt describes how muskrat create land.

Which lines from the speech best supports this topic sentence? and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. we cannot turn back. there are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied? " and they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. we cannot walk alone. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania.