Victor assaults his investigations with excitement and, overlooking his public activity and his family far away in Geneva, gains quick ground. Later, Ardently dedicating himself to this work, he ignores everything else; family, companions, studies, and public activity, and becomes progressively pale, desolate, and fixated.
Tone is the author's attitude toward the speech. Since we know that Dr. King was the author and presenter of the speech, this was one of inspiration, seriousness, hope, and encouraging. This is not to be confused with mood. Mood is your feelings from the text. So, while the tone may be one of hope, to say it was 'hopeful' would be a mood (if that is indeed what you are feeling when hearing it.)
I think the answer would be " C. understanding the author's purpose " because when you annotate something you aren't just describing it , you are formulating an explanation
The veterans' efforts were: B. acknowledged.
<h3>What is an acknowledgment?</h3>
An acknowledgment is a recognition of the efforts of a person or organization. Given the content of the passage above, we can conclude that the efforts of the veterans were acknowledged.
The acknowledgment can be seen from the ceremony organized by the government to recognize their efforts.
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