Channing had been working for the lumber company for six years. he had taken extra shifts, arrived early, and trained new employees. now that the position of assistant manager was opening up, he hoped all of his dedication and hard work was worth it.

what is the central idea of this paragraph?

a. being an assistant manager requires channing to take on additional responsibilities.
b. channing is hoping all of his years of service will result in a promotion.
c. the best employees know that it's important to accept additional shifts.
d. working at a lumber company often means working longer hours than expected.

answer: c

explanation:

i do not the question is put in the corrorect order

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.