Identify for which claims, if any, support has been given in the following passage; and state in your own words the reasons that have been offered for these claims."A pine cut down, a dead pine, is no more a pine than a dead human carcass is a man. Can he who has discovered only some of the values of whalebone and whale oil be said to have discovered the true use of the whale? Can he who slays the elephant for his ivory be said to have 'seen the elephant'? These are petty and accidental uses; just as if a stronger race were to kill us in order to make buttons and flageolets of our bones; for everything may serve a lower as well as a higher use. Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than
destroy it."-Henry David Thoreau, "Chesuncook"
What will be an ideal response?
You cannot know a living thing by killing it since its utility to us when dead does not reveal its essential nature.
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a. had too strong a hold on the Chinese people to challenge b. must actively be suppressed c. posed no threat to the stability of the nation d. would die a natural death e. would replace superstition as the basis of moral order in China
Which neighboring kingdom is singled out for criticism in the book of Obadiah?
A. Edom B. Moab C. Philistia D. Syria
"Pax Romana" means "Roman Peace."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The phallic pillar and the oval base are expressions of which deities?
a. Ganesha and Sita b. Shakti and Shiva c. Vishnu and Kali d. None of the above.