Which statement is the best counterclaim for this claim? The government should allocate more funds to space exploration
and research.
A. The government should focus on funding services on this planet.
B. A recent study found that 42 percent of Americans support space
exploration.
C. Space exploration involves the ongoing study of celestial structures.
D. Space exploration should receive the bulk of government funding.

A

Explanation:

The tone of it implies that you should work on problems on our own planet, instead of focusing on things outside of it.

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.