HELP WILL GIVE BRAINLIST!! Read this excerpt from Frankenstein:
I, who had ever been surrounded by amiable companions,
continually engaged in endeavoring to bestow mutual
pleasure, I was now alone. In the university whither I was
going, I must form my own friends and be my own
protector. My life had hitherto been remarkably secluded
and domestic ... I believed myself totally unfitted for the
company of strangers.
Which topic best relates to the theme developed in this passage?
A. The pursuit of knowledge
B. Isolation from the world
C. The power of nature
D. Secrecy of one's intentions

In melville's "bartleby the scrivener," why does the narrator refuse to fire bartleby even after bartleby has told him he will never write for him again? select all that apply

Which line of dialogue best describes mrs. x’s sense of superiority over miss y at the begging of the play? a. “if you wanted to shoot me it wouldn’t be so surprising, because i stood in your way.” b. “home is the best of all, the theatre next and children—well, you wouldn’t undertake that.” c. i embroidered them myself—i can’t bear tulips, but he wants tulips on everything.” d. it’s sinful to sit here and make fun of ones husband this way when he is kind and a good little man.”

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .