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English, 12.09.2019 23:30 haylee8530

(apex) read this passage from "harrison bergeron" by kurt vonnegut jr.: "it was tragic, all right, but george and hazel couldn't think about it very hard. hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. and george, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little metal handicap radio in his ear. he was required by law to wear it at all times. it was tuned to a government transmitter. every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like george from taking unfair advantage of their brain" which two ideas does the passage most clearly develop? a) the inability to concentrate on difficult things; the government's insistence that nobody has an advantage over another. b) the appreciation of freedom after it is taken away; understanding the challenged by walking in their shoes. c) the intrusion of government in people's lives; the differing opinions of what makes everyone equal. d) the benefits of an authoritarian government; the idea that being "average" is unacceptable.

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