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Read the excerpt from "Opening Ceremonies of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge" by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the
City of Brooklyn
Which of the following best summarizes the central idea of
this excerpt?
In the course of the construction of the Bridge a number of
lives have been lost. Does it not sometimes seem as
though every work of enduring value, in the material as in
the moral world, must needs be purchased at the cost of
human life? Let us recall with kindness at this hour the
work of those who labored here faithfully unto the death, no
less than of that great army of men who have wrought,
year in and year out, to execute the great design. Let us
give our meed of praise to-day to the humblest workman
who has here done his duty well, no less than to the great
engineer who told him what to do.
O The mayor gently lectures on the importance of
speaking kindly about those who have died.
O The mayor commemorates and gives praise to those
who were killed while building the bridge.
Low gives a monotonous explanation of the costs of the
materials that were purchased for the bridge.
O Low remembers those humble men who labored
intensely and faithfully to execute this dream.

since it is asking for her reaction to elnora's trouble at school you can rule out any answers with a positive response (b). then you can rule out (d), this is because it does not show the mother's reaction but the daughter's response. that leaves you with two options (a) and (c), by looking at the options you can rule out (c) because it isn't referring back to elnora's issues at school.

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

explanation:

the nation will get back everything that was lost

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animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.