A tiny flame lit the small teepee of pine needles and twigs, crackling upwards until it finally set the larger sticks alight. I held my numb fingers to the heat, and sighed gratefully as the growing fire warmed my hands and the small pot of coffee on the
grill. Falling snow sputtered and melted in the flames, while

more fortunate flakes settled quietly on my tent. It would be a
long, cold night, and I was loving every minute of it.
Winter camping is becoming more and more popular. Although hunters are long familiar with sleeping in snow drifts, more
and more people are venturing into the wilderness during the coldest months of the year simply for the fun of it. Advances in
recreational gear make staying warm and dry a breeze, even in the fiercest blizzard.

Need ! of all the characters highlighted in the works included in this unit, which one did you relate to or identify with the most in terms of his or her struggles and conflicts? why? what was it about this character that made him or her affect you as he or she did? be sure to point to specific examples from the work to support your response. the characters are from "shooting an elephant", " witchcraft for sale" and marriage is a private affair.

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

How did the older men calm the younger ones down when they learned from some of the prisoners where they were? (chapter 3 of the book night)