Authors create tension in a story so the reader will be wondering what's going to happen, and might relate more to the story depending on where the tension is. If it's between two characters, or if the author will have one characters POV (point of view) about to have something really bad/good happen, and then change to a different POV so the reader keeps wondering what's going to happen, until it changes to the other POV again.
I think the answer is vigilant because it talks about how they have their hooves planted firmly on the ground with their heads high.
Answer:
Possibly C: Widespread poverty throughout Ireland
Explanation:
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