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Reading the stars ⇒ informs one of the future
Astrology or the practice of reading the stars in order to find out the future was a widespread practice in Elizabethan England. It was so widespread that it was considered a science and as such had significant power over the people.
Using worms, mercury, and powdered skull ⇒ cures illness
In Elizabethan times, it was a firm medical belief that using worms, mercury and the powered skull of a man who was killed in battle could cure illness.
Lending fire to a neighbor ⇒ results in one's horse dying
Another Elizabethan belief was that if you lent fire to a neighbor, your horse would die. Needless to say it was not normal practice to lend a neighbor fire.
The doctor told him to “stop smoking”
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So I called up my mentor, and I called up Andy Van Dam. And I said, Andy, I just gave a two-week assignment, and they came back and did stuff that if I had given them a whole semester I would have given them all As. Sensei, what do I do? [laughter] And Andy thought for a minute and he said, you go back into class tomorrow and you look them in the eye and you say, "Guys, that was pretty good, but I know you can do better." [laughter] And that was exactly the right advice. Because what he said was, you obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere. And boy was that good advice because they just kept going. . . .
In that sense, the answer would be:
Randy Pausch believes that his students, although they don't complete any task, they do have a good potential.
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Answer:
Zaroff respects Rainsford and thinks that he will be a worthy opponent.
Explanation:
According to the interaction between Zaroff and Rainsford, Zaroff is enthusiastic and looks forward to playing Rainsford as he believes he is facing a man of equal strength and abilities. He was wary to wager with Rainsford because he knew he was a worthy opponent.
Therefore, Zaroff respects Rainsford and thinks that he will be a worthy opponent.
