Which best explains why melville begins chapter 28 of moby-dickk with a description of ahab’s physical absence above the ship’s hatches for several days? a. to show that ahab has no real command over his ship b. to make ahab’s eventual appearance on deck more dramatic c. to show that ahab is no longer interested in the whale hunt d. to make ahab’s eventual appearance on deck predictable

In the por "heaven" what things does echo say will last?

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry