Read this excerpt from the call of the wild by jack london. and always they pitched camp after dark, eating their bit of fish, and crawling to sleep into the snow. buck was ravenous. the pound and a half of sun-dried salmon, which was his ration for each day, seemed to go nowhere. he never had enough, and suffered from perpetual hunger pangs. yet the other dogs, because they weighed less and were born to the life, received a pound only of the fish and managed to keep in good condition. why does the author include this detail? it is a part of the exposition that introduces the dogs’ histories. it is a part of the exposition that describes packing provisions for the trail. it is a part of the rising action that shows buck’s interaction with the other dogs. it is a part of the rising action that explains a challenge buck faces on the journey.

Usually, when people talk about "rocky” relationships, it’s with a frown, but mine has enriched my life. i became fascinated with rocks when i was really young, and throughout my childhood you could usually find me with my pockets bulging from whatever stony treasures i’d scavenged that day. when my science teacher taught us a unit on geology, i realized that my fascination could become an exciting career that could also me make good money. obtaining an internship to work on the geological exhibit at the museum is an important step on my road to being a geologist. the best description of the writer’s point of view is that the person is eager to make a lot of money in a museum internship. insistent that geology should be taught as part of every science course. hopeful to be able to further the goal of eventually becoming a geologist. concerned that people do not generally relate well to the study of geology.

Which lines from the speech best supports this topic sentence? and as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. we cannot turn back. there are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "when will you be satisfied? " and they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. we cannot walk alone. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania.

Odysseus taunts the cyclops and reveals his name, endangering the lives of his men. what does this evidence from the text reveal about odysseus?