Answer:
The answer should be B. (Rails)
Explanation:
We know that A and D are out because there are no vowels. I couldn't find any word that can be arranged from C.
The captain refuses to turn back because he is determined to prove himself by getting more oil first. His internal conflict is that he is prioritizing the oil over his wife's feelings. Mrs. Keeney becomes sad and distant because her husband is more focused on earning the respect of others.
Answer: The audience for the essay Sojourner is every person that is interested in poetry-like and reflective essays. The purpose is to raise awareness of our roll on this planet, and how we are "the sojourners" in it. Annie Dillard uses metaphors such as comparing mangroves to humans, to convey the message.
Explanation: Annie Dillard speaks to a very general public, her audience is every person that would like to reflect on who we are for the world, and her purpose is to raise awareness on people through metaphors and allegories. She compares, for instance, mangroves to humans, saying that we are "the sojourners" on our planet, being nomads and not belonging anywhere, but she also refers to the planet itself as a sojourner.
"Blaxican" is a term for peoples who identify to be of both African and Mexican descent (Afro-Mexican).
These people trace their roots to both the continent of Africa and to the Latin country of Mexico. Often times these people originate on the West coast of the United States (especially to the states of California, Texas, Arkansas, etc.) where people of African origin and Mexican origin live in close proximity to one another and choose to culturally intermix.