Read this excerpt from "the legend." tonight, i read about descartes' grand courage to doubt everything except his own miraculous existence and i feel so distinct from the wounded man lying on the concrete i am ashamed in this excerpt, the poet alludes to seventeenth-century french philosopher descartes, who emphasized the power of an individual’s mind to create his own reality. by alluding to descartes, the poet questions how individuals relate to themselves. their family. nature. their community.

D) Their community.

Explanation: An allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. In the given excerpt from "The Legend" we can see how the speaker makes an allusion to seventeenth-century French philosopher Descartes, to emphasize his questioning about how individuals relate to their community (he doesn't relate to the man lying on the concrete).

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and saw all the stuff he was working on. the lightbulb, film and the transmitter. as he walks in an idea hits him on how the lightbulb would work. he would have to change a few wires around to get it to light up. when he did change the wires around it worked so he decided to write a telegraph to his friend to tell him about his success.   as he was packing up he grabbed the telegraph and walked to his home. he told his wife about the success and the next morning mailed the telegraph.

i am not sure, but i think the correct answer is a.

hope it : -)