today, more than 50 years later, nearly two million people a year ride the 1,250 feet up to its lofty tower to gaze out over manhattan and marvel at the city scene spread out below them. on a clear day you can see 50 miles away. it is both unnerving and exhilarating to realize that workmen have stood on exposed beams in the open air at this great height to build the very observation platform upon which you are standing. —the building of manhattan, donald a. mackay which words are closest in meaning to the words unnerving and exhilarating? weird and scary awful and annoying scary and exciting unexciting and boringit was c)  scary and exciting 

Why witchcraft often the explanation for illness

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

10. what is the purpose of the introduction in an essay? a. to establish the main idea of the essay. b. to focus on current statistics c. to explain the main idea to the reader d. to highlight the most important concepts