Which of the following best illustrates someone who exhibited perseverance in the face of struggle
a. sally needed a good grade on her calculus exam in order to graduate at the top of her class, but
because she knows she is not good in math, she decided not to study and took a lower grade
instead
b. bobby decided that he was going to finish his summer job despite the fact his boss dislikes him, but
he decides after a few weeks that he simply cannot work there the whole summer and quits,
d. after spraining an ankle during a marathon, jean continued to the finish line since she decided prior
to the race that nothing would keep her from finishing.
). since lance was behind the leader of the bike race with only ten miles left, he decided to withdraw
from the comnetition and race again next year

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next