A. CHILDREN most other poor country children are struggling to find foods
The second alternative is correct (B).
"Gold in California ignited interest in a railroad to reach the West. However, Americans disagreed on where to build the railroad."
The use of the conjunction "however" in this context connects the two sentences with a contraposition, giving the exact meaning for the continuity of the text. In this way, it became clear that there was a need to build a railroad, but there was no unity among Americans about where to build the railroad.
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Answer:
Cal and Pop live like hoboes because of the great depression.
Explanation:
Cal and Pop had a farm they worked for and had rural work as their only occupation. However, during the great depression the farm was lost and Carl and Pop had nowhere else to go or what to do and so they decided to wander the trail for years, living like real hoboes, without a home, without a job, without food and without occupations.
The theme of The Lottery is that blindly following tradition can be dangerous. This story explores the concept of unquestioningly following past ways and not asking the reason behind doing things. We see that this ignorance eventually leads to the loss of life, and for seemingly no purpose.