Write a compare and contrast essay explaining how Poe drew upon the history of the Inquisition in his short story “The Pit and the Pendulum." The essay should be about one page (approximately 200-250 words) in length. The essay should address the following points:

Slowly swimming towards recovery, california's sea otter numbers holding steady posted on september 22, 2014 usgs.gov read the following passage: when sea otters want to rest, they wrap a piece of kelp around their body to hold themselves steady among the rolling waves. likewise, california's sea otter numbers are holding steady against the many forces pushing against their population recovery, according to the latest field survey led by federal, state, aquarium, and university scientists. since the 1980s, u.s. geological survey scientists have calculated a population index each year for the southern sea otter—enhydra lutris nereis—a species federally listed as threatened. the annual range-wide field survey collects data on this protected marine mammal on behalf of the u.s. fish and wildlife service. trends in population index reported by usgs for southern sea otters in california. data are shown for independent otters, nonpups, and all otters for mainland california, san nicolas island, and rangewide from 2012 onward. the mainland all otters line increases gradually from 1990 to 2014 from less than 1800 to about 2800. the mainland independents mirror the all otter population curve at slightly lower numbers. the san nicolas island population begins at about 18 in 1992 and climbs to about 65 in 2014. why does the author include the chart in the article? to provide a comparison of changes in the two groups of sea otter populations to provide a depiction of the variety of sea otter populations in the area to provide a list of the groups of ecosystems that were included in the study to provide a visual representation of how sea otter populations have changed

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Which detail from the diary of a young girl supports the idea that anne’s voice is optimistic? “at three o'clock . . the doorbell rang. i didn't hear it, since i was out on the balcony, lazily reading in the sun.” “so much has happened it's as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down.” “the first thing i stuck in was this diary, and then curlers, handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, a comb and some old letters.” “it may be damp and lopsided, but there's probably not a more comfortable hiding place in all of amsterdam.”