A student wrote the following sentence:

Pearl's father, the Reverend Dimmesdale, decides to live his punishment in secret rather than in public. Though Hester suffers, she, at least, has some self-respect. In contrast, Dimmesdale is hounded by guilt and forced to live a double life.

Which replacement word would best clarify the meaning of "self-respect"?

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A student wrote the following sentence:

Pearl's father, the Reverend Dimmesdale, decides to live his punishment in secret rather than in public. Though Hester suffers, she, at least, has some self-respect. In contrast, Dimmesdale is hounded by guilt and forced to live a double life.

Which replacement word would best clarify the meaning of "self-respect"?

anonymous · Answer

Read this line from The War of the Worlds excerpt:
At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise.

In three to five complete sentences, describe what the humans on Earth knew about the inhabitants of Mars. Use information from the text to support your answer.

leilanilane · Answer

Q1: Pride
Q2: Sorry haven't read the book and I don't believe in aliens

leilanilane · Answer

Also self-regard works