<u>Answer:</u>
It is very important how we look at things.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Everyone grows and evolves with the experiences in our life. But at times, these experiences hold us back in performing something. May be our family, our fears might alter our decisions in doing something. But it is very important that to move ahead in life, we need to take our instinct very seriously.  
Even though we did not have a good experience on something in the past, doesn’t mean it will repeat. We need to have a positive point of view and go ahead. If we look at it positively and with determination, we can defeat our fears and be successful.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The sentence in the excerpt that shows a mocking tone is:
Like he could ever be an astronaut!
Explanation:
To mock means to make fun of something or someone in a derisive, cruel manner. Notice how the sentence "Like he could ever be an astronaut!" mocks the sentence that came before it. It is, in a cruel, sarcastic way, refuting the possibility of Jason becoming an astronaut like he used to dream of. We can easily hear the tone in which the sentence would be spoken in our minds - a laughing, ironic tone.
 
        
             
        
        
        
C) He gives examples of denied citizenship rights.
        
             
        
        
        
A is a infinitive, so we can take that out. B is past, and D is future tense. 
The answer would be C because rises is the correct from of present.