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Correct Answer D:</span>
Answer: Lewis overall purpose in this speech is to illustrate that success can be attributed to luck and it's not always about hardwork or commitment.
Explanation:
Michael Lewis, was the author of Liar's Poker, The Big Short and Boomerang and he gave a speech on the role that luck plays in our lives in 2012 during the graduation ceremony at Princeton University.
According to him, people are successful in the world due to the luck they encounter along the way. From the beginning of the speech, he spoke about how he was invited to a dinner, and sat beside the wife of a top person at an investment bank, that was refered to as Salomon Brothers and that the woman made her husband give him a job and through the job, made a good pay.
He further stated that successful people don't like hearing the fact that success comes with luck but he said accident played an important role in their lives. At the end of the speech, he gave his closing remarks by congratulating the graduands as the lucky few and told them to make a positive impact in the world.
Answer:
Desperation and the struggle to survive. He is in a harsh environment and every person and animal must strive to survive the elements.
Explanation:
White Fang has the instinct to survive and is used to dealing with what nature throws his way. His natural instinct is to hunt and fight. White Fang does not want to be a pet; he is there to do a job and he knows what he is supposed to do in order to survive. Man does not always acknowledge that he may not know all of the ways in which to fight and hunt to survive.
It is very interesting to note that both of these characters change throughout the story. It is as if White Fang gave up his independence for a life with his man. This is actually a type of "social order" that these animals would have. White Fang gives up his independence to become domesticated. Loved. Petted. Trained, not tamed.
A: Family reunions can be a very frustrating experience for teenagers today.
or B.There is no reason that anyone should have a bad time while at a family reunion.
Explanation:
Answer:
Goemon does not trust his rescuers
Explanation:
in the passage from title" THE HEART OF SAMURAI " stated that "Each of them was also given a metal stick, with four prongs on one end. “Fork,” the sailor said – and showed them they should use it to eat the rice.
The fishermen recited their prayer before eating. “Itadakimasu – I will humbly receive.”
Then Goemon said, “It might be poison.” what can be inferred from the the above statement is that Goemon do not trust his rescuer
