That sentence is an example of parallel structure.
When there is repetition of a specific grammatical form in a sentence, parallelism or a parallel structure is produced. This occurs when you mantain the same pattern for every compared word or idea in your construction. This makes the idea easier to follow by the reader.
Answer:
C: The speaker is intelegent and clever, but did not excel in high school.
Explanation:
This is because the entire time the writer talks about not being a loser and not doing well in highschool thus eliminating D along with B because he doesn't say much about his stepfather. It also can't be A because there was no evidence of the writer being lazy.
Also, I did it on USA test prep
They must not base their conclusions on a.opinions
The internalized attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society is called generalized other.
In sociology, generalized other is described as an individual's internatilized impression and expectation of other people in society. The term derives from George Herbert Mead's "The I and the Me" theory.
Answer: That they have brainwashed the person.
Explanation: I believe the tone of these lines are that the people have brainwashed her into believing she is "stubborn and childish" even thought she may be the opposite of that .