In 1998, the Disney Corporation urged passage of a law that would extend the right of artists or writers to protect their work. Disney was successful, and Congress agreed that the Mickey Mouse brand, for example, would be protected. Why was Disney able to have this sort of influence on the legislative process?

Executive privilege gave Disney extra influence on the president and Congress members.
Disney is a major media corporation that has control within Congress.
The brands owned by Disney were originally created by Congress.
Disney supporters successfully influenced Congress through lobbying.

Disney supporters successfully influenced Congress through lobbying.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel