Which detail best develops the central idea? A. The idea of a government with a definite constitution, which the rulers should always respect, and which should be an adequate protection to the people against oppression, had never occurred to any of the Asiatic nations. . . .

B. She was not wanting in intelligence, but it was the homely prudence of common life, the skill to adapt means to ends.

C. Of all the nations, she was the first to carry organization into every part of her government, and conduct everything by inexorable system and order.

D. The mission of Greece was in the domain of thought, to develop the intellectual capabilities of mankind.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.