In the paragraph 3, which answer best justifies the author's word choice of "unoffending of
a. the narrator wants to illustrate that the cat was disobedient and wild.
b. the narrator intends to foreshadow future conflicts.
c. the narrator has complicated and complex feelings about harming this undeserving
creature.
d. the narrator adores the cat and feels badly about his actions.

Of all the attributes essential to a respected man or woman or to a respected nation, the predominant characteristic is self-discipline. laws cannot be made compelling people to suppress their desire for power or position. no method of legislating such wisdom exists. as free people, we must face a choice between two types of discipline. one is the self-discipline that is still open to us—the kind that free people and free nations exercise when they select the executives, lawmakers, and judges who will govern them and assure their protection and well-being. the second is a cold-blooded, ill-intentioned, form of discipline that may be thrust upon us by strangers—the discipline of force, terrorism, suspicion, and intimidation—the discipline used in totalitarian regimes.does every sentence following the first in some way support the theme?

Read the passage from “the beginnings of the maasai.” now enkai lives at the top of mount kenya, and we maasai still live below, herding cattle down in the plains. it’s not a bad life, especially when enkai is the black god, providing for us. and when the cattle or other children cause problems, i just warn them that they never know when i might suddenly develop my godly powers. the main purpose of the passage is to illustrate the relationship between the maasai and a. mount kenya. b.the children. c. the cattle. d. their god.

How many definitions of "pungnent" are listed