The imagery of “a hopeless battle” helps to develop the theme that group thinking limits man’s potential because it <span>depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.
As you can see in the excerpt, there were a few men who protested and warned against the danger, but nobody wanted to listen to them. Everyone just followed the crowd, even though the crowd was wrong, unlike those few smart men.
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Answer:
C.) Then my stubborn streak kicked in, and I decided that failure wasn’t an option.
Explanation:
The four sentences talk mainly of the cause and effect of Sora's narrative essay. This part of the essay would be placed in the middle of the essay for it contains the major turning point of her life and the plot of the story. The beginning of the essay may have been about her 'before' life, practicing the game but didn't quite succeed. Then comes the middle part of the narration where she decided to have inner reflection and made up her mind to change her approach. The ending of the essay may deal with the success story or the outcome of the reflection.
The passage provided the best support for placing this part in the middle of her essay. For this part contains the crucial part of the narrative where she changed her perception and approach and the eventual improvement. This claim is supported by the line - Then my stubborn streak kicked in, and I decided that failure wasn’t an option. This particular line provides the transition from the 'before' to 'after' of her narration.
Answer:
Yes, because it can help those with mental health issues improve mentally and emotionally. It can also help reduce the crime rate since lots of crime that occur these days are done by those who aren't stable mentally.