Wiesel uses his wit and a bit of luck to keep the gold crown on his tooth. later, though, he must surrender the crown to franek, the foreman of his work group. why does wiesel finally relent and agree to give the crown to franek?

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?

According to homer's iliad, which greek god was helen of troy's father? a. apollo b. poseidon c. zeus d. hades

How is president obama using an appeal to reason, or logos, in this excerpt? by explaining why each person must work hard in order to succeed by explaining why working together is necessary for success by explaining why attempts at working together in the past failed by explaining why each person must look out for him or her self