What is the meaning of the word irked as it is used in the sentence? "where are they then? " the rich man persisted, irked that he had traveled all this way to find no one at home but a useless child." a) curious b) annoyed c) tired d) excited

The question below refers to the selection “ozymandias” by percy bysshe shelley. the traveler seems to believe that — a. monuments are eternal b. the passage of time is necessary and inevitable c. we must preserve relics of past civilizations d. even the greatest works are destroyed by time

You're playing the slots and "win" twenty-five bucks! you're stoked. during the past ten weeks, you've won another fifty bucks. but you've dropped two bucks in the slot machines every day for ten weeks

What reasons does the author give to support the claim that it is difficult for a message to move people to take action?