read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

"a tiger dies and leaves a skin. a man dies and leaves a name." this ancient chinese proverb illustrates the fundamental quality of man that distinguishes him from the animals—the power to thinkand reason. he can decide what his future will hold. in the molding and shaping of his life, man exerts an influence on all whom he encounters. he has the ability to choose the type of influence he will have. a tiger, unlike a man, has no control over either his environment or his destiny. though he is a majestic animal that prowls the jungle with pride and assurance, terrorizing both man and beast, his actions are governed only by the laws of nature. his death leaves the world unchanged; he exerts no lasting influence. when a man dies, however, he may continue to influence others through his accomplished goals and through the traits and ideas he has passed on.

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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?

If you were making a persuasive speech about how students should take creative writing every year they are in school, which sentence would most effectively support that argument?

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes