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The statement that best describes Thoreau's views on petitioning the government to effect change might be this one: "government should be based on conscience and that citizens should cease associating with an unjust government.
Tone, as you may know, is the general attitude an author takes in the construction of a story, essay, poem, etc. that can be determined by the author's choice of words. When we look at the essay, "Murmurs," by K.C. Cole, we see slang/informality in the author's word choice in the following sentence from the essay: "Because there's scientific gold in them there sinusoidal
hills." Additionally, there are many analogies and similes the author uses in the explanation of concepts such as when the author writes "Like children going after cookies the patterns of sloshing particles left their sticky fingerprints all over the sky." As such, one way to describe the author's tone would be informal (almost playful/humorous) yet informative.
I would say the correct answer is C. <span>viewing oneself in a way that lasts a long time. To perpetuate means to prolong something for an indefinite period of time, possibly even forever. It derived from Latin word As an example, you may have heard of perpetuum mobile - perpetual motion, something that moves forever in and of itself.</span>
