Read the excerpt from "harrison bergeron."

and george, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. he was required by law to wear it at all times. it was tuned to a government transmitter. every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like george from taking unfair advantage of their brains.

how is this excerpt an example of irony?
a) handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.
b) handicapping intelligence is pointless because determining whether one’s intelligence is above normal is a matter of opinion.
c) if george were really that intelligent, he would remove the device from his ear.
d) the mental handicap radio is incapable of correcting physical advantages.

It is very important to promote self esteem in young children

Kthe pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes. reread the two sentences in paragraph 7. what is the best way to improve these sentences. if there are no problems, choose correct as is.' a) correct as is. b) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings; the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom that the winter brings. c) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence meant the happiness that the sunlight brings, and the sorrow of all living things at his death meant the gloom of a northern winter. d) the pleasure of all living things in baldur's presence means the happiness that the sunlight brings. the sorrow of all living things at his death means the gloom of northern countries when winter comes.

Who gets bob ewell to stop his bothering?