We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used
for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and all technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of pre-eminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war. I do not say that we should or will go unprotected against the hostile misuse of space any more than we go unprotected against the hostile use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ around this globe of ours. Which answer is a complete and correct summary of this paragraph of Kennedy's speech?
A. Science cannot be expected to be moral or used for the good given history.
B. Space exploration will inevitably lead to conflict and ultimately war.
C. The United States is responsible for how the conquest of space is conducted.
D. With caution against ill use, science can give us great knowledge and progress.
<span>D. With caution against ill use, science can give us great knowledge and progress.
[Can be easily understood by the line: "</span><span>space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes" ]
Point of view is what the character or narrator telling the story can see his or her perspective. The author chooses “who” is to tell the story by determining the point of view. This viewpoint will give the narrator a partial or whole view of events as they happen.
