Who were the Stoics, and why does Burkeman believe it might be useful for people to cultivate the Stoics’ “calm indifference towards one’s circumstances” (3)? Do you agree with Burkeman? Why or why not?

The story is about a postmaster who is trying to adapt to the new life in the village of ulapur. in what way is the postmaster's life different from his life in urban calcutta?

Read the excerpt from "object lesson, part 2." "no sign of the original envelope? " "no." "i found two boys with bills — in each case a single, too. david strager and joey buell. no envelope." louise's brows met. ellery glanced up at the clock. 9: 07. he strolled over to her. "don't show them you're worried. there's nothing to worry about. we have twenty-eight minutes." he raised his voice, smiling. which statement explains the inference ellery makes and why he makes it? he infers that miss carpenter thinks they are not going to find the thief because he sees her facial expression. he infers that it will take twenty-eight more minutes to find the missing money because that is all the time he has. he infers that the original envelope will not be found because neither david strager nor joey buell has it. he infers that david strager and joey buell took the money because they each have a dollar bill.

Read the lines from "when i have fears" and answer the question. when i have fears that i may cease to be before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, before high piled books, in charact'ry, hold like richgarners the full-ripen'd grain . . to fully understand the metaphor keats uses in these lines, readers must know that "garners" means the things that are harvested the places where harvests are stored the praises one receives for abundant harvests the people who own the harvests