I agree with the person above - I believe the correct answer is A. serenity.
Thoreau was a transcendentalist, which means that he wrote about nature quite a lot. He believed that people should return to living in nature and escape from the concrete cities they were surrounded with in order to find their true selves once again. His description of the pond during the night and day creates a serene and peaceful picture one could relax to.
Oh you can use a writing strategy that I use. I use RACE the R stands for restate. So restate the question you are given. A stands for answer, so you answer the question, but you can’t be specific. C stands for cite from the text. You use context clues to look for the answer and use that in you paragraph EX: In the text it says,”_____________________” and your done with C. E stands for explain. You explain why your answer can support many ideas and it starts with This shows,”___” so ya hope this can help!
Relating to the business of running an organization, or government.
The answer for this question is A
Answer: To block, impede, prevent
Explanation: Vocab