Question 9
Read the following passage and answer the question.
Surely these are sufficient reasons to make it clear to the American
people that it is time for a change and that a Republican victory is
necessary to the security of this country. Surely it is clear that this
nation will continue to suffer as long as it is governed by the present
ineffective Democratic Administration.
Yet to displace it with a Republican regime embracing a philosophy
that lacks political integrity or intellectual honesty would prove equally
disastrous to this nation. The nation sorely needs a Republican
victory. But I don't want to see the Republican Party ride to political
victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry,
and Smear.
I doubt if the Republican Party could—simply because I don't believe
the American people will uphold any political party that puts political
exploitation above national interest.
Which best restates the author's appeal?

1.the author wants everyone in the democratic administration to step down

2.the author wants the democratic party to put political exploition first

3. the author wants the republican party to take over at any cost

4. the author wants the republican party to take over but without slander

4

Explanation:

The author says in the passage how they want the Republican party to take over, but thinks with their slander, they would be as bad as the Democratic party. Therefore, he wants the Republicans to be humble about their political victory.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”