What was the conclusion of the story of 'The People of the Town'?

What was town life like during the Middle Ages

Read these sentences from the passage.Reporters arrived from other areas to write stories about the relocation. They portrayed the people of the Tennessee Valley as ignorant, downtrodden hillbillies.The author included these sentences to

Instructions: Explain in 2 sentences the meaning of the statements. “This town has cancer. A serious disease that our society has been lamenting for a long time.” -Elias, Chapter 49, The Voice of the Oppressed

Read the following passage:It was late at night, and I had just arrived in the small village. The night was growing colder, and I pulled my coat tightly around me. After asking at every door, I met a villager who pointed me toward a darkened doorway: the local inn. I knocked. Creaking, the door opened and I peered inside.Which plot development would most clearly classify this story as a work of Gothic literature?A.The narrator discovers that the town holds an ancient curse.B.The narrator realizes that the innkeeper is really an outlaw in hiding.C.The narrator meets an attractive stranger and falls in love.D.The narrator sees that the inn is too run-down and decides to leave.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the passage below and answer the question.Note: The author of this passage considered civilized life a direct result of agriculture.Civilized life is secure life. At the most basic level this means security from the sudden destruction that village communities might suffer. Civilized life gives the feeling of permanence. It offers regularity, stability, order, even routine. Plans can be made. Expectations can be realized. People can be expected to act predictably, according to the rules.The first cities were able to attain stability with walls that shielded the inhabitants from nomads and armies, with the first codes of law that defined human relationships, with police and officials that enforced the laws, and with institutions that functioned beyond the lives of their particular members. City life offered considerably more permanence and security than village life.From: Kevin Reilly, The West and the World: A History of Civilization (New York: Harper Collins, 1989).What was the relationship between agriculture and cities?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   Agriculture was only possible in areas with large, concentrated populations AAgriculture was only possible in areas with large, concentrated populations(Choice B)   Agriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlementsBAgriculture provided a larger and more predictable food supply, which allowed for larger, more permanent settlements(Choice C)   Agriculture was not related to the establishment of citiesCAgriculture was not related to the establishment of cities(Choice D)   Agriculture forced people to spread out over larger areas to obtain foodDAgriculture forced people to spread out over larger areas to obtain food