Which event from the "water never hurt a man" best demonstrates how john has
grown confident enough to be honest with his dad.
1.when john bites a chunk of his dad's ear off in the middle of the night and then
admits that it was him and not a muskrat
2.when john admits that he was the one who cut their boat rope in the middle of
the night causing them to wake up realizing they were in danger of floating
beyond the point of no return into the niagara falls current and over the falls
3.when john tells his dad about his dream of running away and getting another
job with the railroad
4.when john admits to his dad that he lost his whip

Select the word from the list that best fits the definition possibly ? absolute or qualified

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important. what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

What similarities are there between melchizedek and the englishman santiago? explain