Which statement best explains how the idea of manifest destiny lead to the mexican-american war? mexico was a barrier to achieving what many believed was america's destiny to expand to the pacific mexico believed its destiny was to annex texas, so it attacked american soldiers in texas. the united states was a barrier to achieving what many believed was mexico's destiny to expand to the pacific. the united states believed its destiny was to annex texas, so it attacked mexican soldiers in texas.

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. i have committed to crossing my legs i hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. my fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter x. the interview room’s other personnel include: the university’s director of composition, its varsity tennis coach, and academy prorector mr. a. delint. c. t. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. the tennis coach jingles pocket-change. based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? a.  more chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees. b.  hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee. c.  the director of composition is involved in the interview process. d.  the tennis coach has money in his front pocket.