A. Recognizing there is a problem.
(I think)
U.S is a large land and powerful so they are involved in many historic events. Plus they have different resources and goods.
Considering you haven't given the actual excerpts, some help would be that direct characterization is as simple as saying "The man is wearing a broad-brimmed hat". It is literally "direct", straight to the point. Hope this helps.
1) person
2)gender
3)case
4)personal pronoun
5)number
