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Question
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
Solution
According to the Russian old lady, liberty is the right to walk in the middle of the road. She is liberty drunk. She wasn’t aware that if the pedestrian chooses to walk down the middle of the road, then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos.
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When and where did the accident occur?
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What did the photograph portray?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
What was put on the family agenda?
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
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Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
Para 1
We started up our cooker and
drank large quantities of lemon juice and
sugar, and followed this with our last tin of
sardines on biscuits. I dragged our oxygen
sets into the tent, cleaned the ice off them,
and then rechecked and tested them.
Para 2
I had removed my boots, which
had become wet the day before, and they
were now frozen solid. So I cooked them
over the fierce flame of the Primus and
managed to soften them up. Over our
down clothing, we donned our windproof
and onto our hands, we pulled three pairs
of gloves – silk, woollen, and windproof.
Para 3
At 6.30 a.m. we crawled out of that
tent into the snow, hoisted our 30 lb. of
oxygen gear on to our backs, connected
up our masks and turned on the valves to
bring life-giving oxygen into our lungs. A
few good deep breaths and we were ready
to go. Still a little worried about my cold
feet, I asked Tenzing to move off.
How did Hillary and Tenzing prepare themselves before they set off to the summit? (Para 1, 2, and 3)
