Aship lost at sea for many days suddenly sighted a friendly vessel. from the mast of the unfortunate vessel was seen a signal, “water, water; we die of thirst! ” the answer from the friendly vessel at once came back, “cast down your bucket where you are.” a second time the signal, “water, water; send us water! ” ran up from the distressed vessel, and was answered, “cast down your bucket where you are.” and a third and fourth signal for water was answered, “cast down your bucket where you are.” the captain of the distressed vessel, at last heeding the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water from the mouth of the amazon river. to those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land or who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, i would say: “cast down your bucket where you are”— cast it down in making friends in every manly way of the people of all races by whom we are surrounded." booker t. washington, 1895 in this passage, washington is urging african americans to a) start a new life in south america. b) work more closely with whites in the south. c) start a revolution against the united states. d) form groups to fight against the ku klux klan

On a supply and demand graph, equilibrium is the point where the two curves meet. the supply curve begins. the supply curve ends. the demand curve ends.

Which statement best explains the "culture of life? " (plato) a. it is the belief that all life is sacred and the implementation of policy in line with that vision. b. it is the idea that human embryos should be used to find cures to medical conditions. c. it is the belief that god created the world and that no one should meddle in affairs of life and death. d. it is the belief that human beings have the right to determine when and how they should die.

An 8-year-old boy named “george” was diagnosed with a rare constellation of five auto-immunediseases; two of these diseases were terminal and could take his life. at the time of diagnosis, thediseases were very aggressive; he faced the possibility of being completely bed-ridden in the next couple of months and facing death within five months. however, george received aggressive treatments and experienced the support of a loving family. after two years of treatments, george began to be angry about his condition. one night, his older brother was goingto bed and he saw his younger brother on the floor. he nudged him and asked, “what are you doing? ” george responded that he was praying because he did not want to be angry at god. he then asked his older brother, “why did god allow these diseases to happen to me? ” the older brother then said, “let’s go and talk to mom and dad.” george approached his parents and posedthis question: “why did god give me all of these diseases? ”the mom and dad come to you and ask, "what should we share with our son? " consider the following questions as you complete your thread: what are the doctrinal issues to consider in this situation? how would these doctrines aid you in sharing with the parents? if the parents requested that you counsel their son, what information would you counsel george?