Which sentence is an example of a subjective statement in "a culinary wasteland"?

a. the "fast food mentality," as mr. schlosser calls it, has also defaced america's landscape, wipe out its small businesses and independent farmers and homogenized people's taste buds to a lowest common denominator.
b. as a stickler about statistics, i was disturbed by mr. schlosser's cavalier manipulation of data, which produced some startling — and, frankly, unbelievable — "facts."
c. at a high-security military installation outside colorado springs, a heavily armed, quick-response team backs up warning signs that notify trespassers: deadly force authorized.
d. americans are addicted to cheap, bad food, he argues, and like all addictions, this one exacts broad and often unseen costs from the community.

Is "words dying" personification? !

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Kthe pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. reread the two sentences in paragraph 7. what is the best way to improve these sentences. if there are no problems, choose correct as is.' a) correct as is. b) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom that the winter brings. c) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence meant the happiness that the sunlight brings, and the sorrow of all living things at his death meant the gloom of a northern winter. d) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings. the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.