Read the following theme:
arrogance leads to one's downfall.
how is this theme best shown in the great gatsby?

a. myrtle hopes to live a life separately from tom and george, but she loses her life in the end.
b. tom hopes to control both myrtle and daisy, but they end up controlling him in a subtle way.
c. gatsby thinks he can recreate his past relationship with daisy, but both daisy and the rest of the world have changed.
d. nick thinks that he can be friends with the famous gatsby, but he only winds up as his servant by the end of the story.

What does lennie's dream remind crooks of in of mice and men

Read this line from the poem. and while i thus at random rove what effect does alliteration have in this line? a. it emphasizes the unpredictability of the speaker's pursuit of pleasure. b.it makes the speaker seem fair and impartial. c. it adds a lighthearted tone to the speaker's words. d.it contributes to the sorrowful tone of the poem.

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence