The " seven turned faces" and " the stump of a topmast" may well be telling about way the captain of the ship feels after the sinking of it.He thinks he is responsible for the lives of the men on the boat.He thinks he is still in charge , wants to guide the men,but he is broken. He , in the figure of the captain is exalted tough after the shipwreck his mpresence is tragic.The <em>turned faces </em>could be explained as nature againt the men and he is no longer as strong as the<em> topmast </em>of a ship, the men are no longer in control and there is nothing he can do about it.
Port. A. to carry (think of a portal, it <em>carries </em>someone from one place to another)
Voc. D. voice; to call (think of the vocals of a song)
Tract. C. to pull (think of what a tractor does)
Vac. E. to be empty (think of what a vaccum does)
Struct B. to build, form (think of a construction worker's job)
This excerpt is mainly talking about how other powers want to be dominant- and the only way to do that is to rise over everyone else. Kennedy is saying that we will be in charge of ourselves and that we do not intend on having an authoritative power attempting to vanquish us.
In conclusion, your final answer should be B.
The answer to the stated question above would be an audience with equally specific purposes, attitudes and background.