Select the correct answer. Which choice best provides an objective summary of the excerpt?

A.
The “tour of the world” has hit all the headlines in England including the Times, Standard, Morning Post, Daily News, and 20 other highly respectable newspapers.
B.
Phileas Fogg’s “tour of the world” is a popular topic throughout England. It is being praised by some, but most declare he foolish to embark on such a dangerous quest.
C.
The headlines in England mainly criticize the “tour of world” as ridiculous and impossible due to all the obstacles that Phileas Fogg will face from both humans and nature.
D.
Phileas Fogg plans a “tour of the world,” but it seems that he has lofty ideas about his ability to complete it, as most of England thinks he is foolish and ridiculous.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

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