12. below is the last stanza of a poem, "dover beach," written in 1876 by matthew arnold.    ah, love, let us be true    to one another! for the world, which seems    to lie before us like a land of dreams,    so various, so beautiful, so new,    hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,    nor certitude, nor peace, nor for pain;    and we are here as on a darkling plain    swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,    where ignorant armies clash by night. which one of the following statements best characterizes arnold's view of the world? a. the world is made for lovers. b. the world is not a beautiful place. c. the world is just a dream. d. the world is a confusing and hostile place.

Which is the best rebuttal to the following counter-argument? playing video games can be beneficial to youth because it enhances their hand and eye coordination, sharpens their reflexes, and keeps them out of trouble if they were playing outdoors. a. playing video games can be harmful because it is often done in isolation, which hinders the development of social skills b. playing video games can be harmful because excessive playing can lead to obsessive dependence, which can be dangerous. c. playing video games can be armful because it deprives kids of healthful exercise they would normally get by playing outdoors. d. playing video games can be harmful because the more attached youth are to the games, the more detached they become from reality.