Answer:
The word is Starting and Thought.
Explanation:
<u>First Word is;</u>
Starting,
Staring,
String,
Sting,
Sing,
Sin,
In,
I.
<u>Second Word is:</u>
Thoughts
thought
though
tough
goth
got
go
o
The increasing flood of opium into China was causing all manner of social problems (including corruption with colluding local officials). Attempts by China's rulers to curtail this flood -- while still refusing other forms of trade -- irritated the British. So too did the official Qing position that the British and all other foreigners were vassals and barbarians. As China attempted to shut off the flow of opium, Britain and other trading countries resisted every measure. Conflict became inevitable.
Answer:
The Older Generation By Ha Jin (Poem below)
Explanation:
I saw how they lived with restrictions.
Hardly past thirty they began to decline.
Like fish trapped in an invisible net,
they swam in all directions
but couldn't get anywhere.
They had to surrender to the country
and it let it consume them at will.
They were like trees dependent
on the strength of the forest, but none
could stand tall and straight alone.
Their dreams were banished into caves
and withered away, never able to sprout.
While alive, they tried hard
to garner praise from everyone
so as to become model ghosts afterward.
They seek to glorify their names and in killing Humana they are doing a god's work even if it is directly opposed to another god's desires
Answer:
A. That Americans don't want to change their eating habits. The author mentions this opinion a few times.