The passage used a combination of comparison and contrast and: <span> C. cause and effect.
</span>The passage give us a well descriptive explanation on how the microorganisms (the cause) developed in such a way to the point where their fossils ended up as a petroleum/coal (effect)
Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are give to animals, objects or ideas.
Two examples of sky turned to personification :
1. The sun glared down at me from <span>sky.
2. T</span><span>he stars danced playfully in the moonlit </span>sky.
Answer:
b) It supports the idea that while the country will seek peace and help other countries, it will not be a weak victim to others.
Explanation:
In the speech Kennedy talks about how the country will seek to maintain peace and help its neighbors to be free, strong and prosperous. In that way, by establishing peace and helping neighboring countries, the US will not be a weak victim for any nation. Basically, Kennedy said that once neighbors were helped, they would not turn their backs when the US needed help and that would always keep the country strong.