Read the excerpt from "wings." we were born with wings that carry information, that connect us to our friends and leaders. we have a conscience but we must make quick decisions or we feel we may never catch up to all that's happening. what do the "wings" in this poem represent?
a-technology
b-life
c-mystery
d-family

A. technology.

Explanation:

In the passage above one can assume that by wings the author means technology. The way he uses the metaphor implies that, nowadays, the amount of information and the channels available to explore it, most notably the internet, are widespread and, personally and culturally, it is as if each person had wings on his back that can carry him very far, very fast, and connect with the entire world in the blink of an eye, be that one´s own family members or one´s political leaders.  

Technology

Explanation:

It is talking about carrying information between friends and leaders which describes technology.

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.