Answer these questions
1. why were the parents worried?
a. they were about to do something they weren't supposed to do.
b. they were afraid someone would try to stop them.
c. both a & b
2. why had no one told the children what was going to happen?
a. the children might tell others.
b. the children didn't want to go.
c. the children were being nasty.
3. why did the woman drop a dish?
a. she was probably angry.
b. she was probably frightened.
c. she was probably careless.
4. why did the daughter ask "what's the matter? " in paragraph 17?
a. she could tell her that her mother was nervous, and she wondered why.
b. she meant "why are my eggs ready? "
c. she was always asking "what's the matter? "
5. why was the earth the destination?
a. there was no danger of war.
b. the people had cousins there.
c. it was the farthest planet.
6. what was the purpose of the last sentence?
a. to frighten you
b. to surprise you
c. both a and b

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

an great real life example for the lottery principle is the real life lottery itself. it adheres to the lottery principle so much it's even called lottery. you apply for the lottery in the manner of getting a ticket and if you are lucky, the goods are distributed to you, in this case, the huge amounts of money. there are other real life example but this is the best one.

c, have a good day ~matya

the snake in this cartoon is cut intoparts: eight

after being cut up, the snake will: die