Read the sentence. Just as a river flows, with its unique but familiar course, its well-charted but troubling eddies and rapids, so our lives flow, all of a piece yet ever-changing.

What idea does the analogy explain?

A. For most people, life follows a calm and serene course.

B. It takes a skilled navigator to travel through life.

C. A human life consists of both routine and unexpected events.

D. Those who do not prepare in advance may invite disaster.

CORRECT ANSWER: C. A human life consists of both routine and unexpected events.

Me ! select the correct answer. in his essay "civil disobedience," henry david thoreau wrote "that government is best which governs least." which answer best shows how this motto reflects transcendentalist principles? a. an ideal government does not exist, so anarchy is best for a nation. b. citizens require the government to define the difference between right and wrong. c. government can act as an impediment to the will and morality of individual men. d. an ideal nation is one that is not governed by a monarchy or dictatorship. e. government on a large scale is inefficient and should be managed at the state level.