Answer:
"This magnificent bridge was built despite the many doubts of the people of New York."
Explanation:
"The span was so long, the height so great, and the enterprise likely to be so costly, that few thought of it as something begun in earnest."
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as very little confidence in the ability of others. places a great deal of pressure on himself. feels that figuring out the inscription is useless. seeks public praise for his accomplishments.
Answer:
In this excerpt, the author includes Thomas Young's words to show that Young places a great deal of pressure on himself.
Explanation:
In the text above we can see that the possibility of deciphering the message of the rosette stone, the difficulty that this task has, the execution time and even the importance of this message, precede Young in a great way, much of this pressure is imposed by himself by account of the preciousness of the mission and his responsibility within that task.
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According to Kirsch, it was better to read stories as presented by Novelists that as portrayed on TV.
In recent times, however, he states that the way these stories are presented on TV via Movies, TV Series, Seasonal Movies have improved remarkably. He attributes these changes to improved directing, acting and design. He also mentions, as another contributing factor to finer TV programs, the increased depth of research (ethnography) that goes into the making of some of the prominent TV shows in recent times such as "Game of Thrones", and "Battlestar Galactica". [Paragraph 4 & 5]
The new genre of TV according to him is the "Arc TV". According to him, this is so because stories now follow a protracted and intricate arc of development. [Paragraph 2].
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For the first it would be D. For the second, it is A.
