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One reason in which students might not play sports is because they feel that they are just not good enough to play infront of many people. Some just suffer plain anxiety which comes with mean thoughts towards themselves and just they have little faith in that they can accomplish what they want.
It would be A because it is in chronological order a.k.a order that works with the timeline.
Yes some of confucius's idea about people and society are relevant today because he had some great ideas and ways of thinking however some things are no longer acceptable in today's society. like mourning for 3 years over the loss of a parent. Lao-tzu's philosophy is somewhat compatible with the modern world because meditation is still a good for people but other things like gaining wisdom through understanding the universe isn't practical anymore because we know so much more about the universe than we did back in Lao-tzu's time.
I believe that the closest synonym for the word overwhelmed is awestruck. It isn't jubilant, because that means happy. And overwhelmed isn't necessarily happy, it is just a strong emotion. Flattered and gracious just don't fit here.