In chapter one, Commandant Rudolf Hoess tells Lale that working hard and doing as he is told will set him free. Do you believe this is true? Do you believe that Lale thinks this is true. Explain your answer.

Does wealth play a part in politics? why or why not?

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.

How does the reputation of the author convey authority? from ''city upon a hill''