How would you describe the tone of the opening? Find a specific word from the text to help support your thought, and then explain.

Is directly communicated and requires little interpretation

5. the following question refers to the four selections by albert einstein: these readings show that, between 1939 and 1952, einstein a) abandoned science and turned to political activism. b) revised his opinions about the need for nuclear weapons. c) worked tirelessly to abolish nuclear weapons. d) devoted himself solely to scientific research.

In edgar allan poe's "the black cat," the narrator's escalating violence and his reaction to his own actions illustrates the theme of circle of life vulnerability responsibility coming of age