Joe continues to insist he can read, although it's apparent to pip he knows only the letters "j" and "o." what does his insistence reveal about society? a. the importance of education as a measure of worth in victorian society b. joe's deep desire to pip c. the inability of the lower class to seek education d. joe's tragic background

By reading only this sentence, we can figure out very little about Joe, Pip or the society in which they live. However, based on the evidence I would say that the only possible answer is: Joe's tragic background.

We can figure this out by the fact that he doesn't know how to read and the insistence on his ability to do it. If someone can't read, it is probably due to the lack of opportunities to be educated in a proper way, meaning that he had more important things to do than to study, maybe work for a living. We can infer that Joe comes from the lower class with little or none access to formal education, facing up the different problems this carries.

In a lower class society, sometimes weaknesses must not be shown as the weak perish. One way Joe does this is by not accepting he can't read. In conclusion, this sentence gives us some clues to infer that Joe has had a tragic backround in which he is used to fight for his life.  

we would need to be able to read the passage in question to determine which factor allowed david believe he could defeat goliath. post the passage, and i'd love to out.

in railroad songs, workers swung their hammers during the offbeat. work songs combined with traditional musical and lyrical forms, such as hymns and ballads, to create spirituals, the blues, and other jazz styles. this blending of old and new can be seen when comparing the lyrics to the traditional irish song "lass of roch royal" and the blues song "the deal."

as work songs and other forms of jazz developed, jazz music spread across the united states. for example, a jazz style known as dixieland went from new orleans to chicago by means of the famous trumpet player louis armstrong. the original dixieland band developed out of armstrong's influence and, in the early 1920s, moved to new york city. once jazz reached new york, especially harlem, its development