I would say that a person who is dogmatic does use the defensive behaviour of certainty and that such a person is answering only from the dogma that he/she knows and not being spontaneous and dealing with the topic in a living way in a way that is open to the world and seeing the other person's point of view that though one may not agree with another point of view one should at least respect it.
Black Hawk is talking of his experience of being beaten by warfare of the white man against his people and him being imprisoned. He suggests that is the only way to try to right the wrongs the white man has visited against him ie by resisting the white man's expansion into his territories. He considers the white man to be deceitful and only friendly in order to find a way to dupe the Indian. In fact Black Hawk would probably be very happy to see how the First Nations peoples have multiplied in recent years and obtained higher education and learned how to battle the white society in the courts and with road blocks and demonstrations etc and obtain some important land claims like the Tsilqhotin one in British Columbia, Canada.
Answer:
A) The two cultures end up sharing traditions and advancements peacefully
Explanation:
Let's go through this by process of elimination.
A) The two cultures end up sharing traditions and advancements peacefully
This would ease the tension and the suspense in the cultural conflict of the story.
B) The narrator's people form an insulated community to preserve their heritage
This would ease the tension, however, the suspense of an attack would create commotion and suspense.
C) The narrator fights to regain the land that once belonged to his people.
This would NOT decrease the cultural conflict in this story.
D) The narrator convinces his people to let go of their traditions and
embrace progress.
This would create tension throughout the people as the narrator attempts to convince them to let go.
<h2><em>I am unsure of the answer, as it could be either A or D, but I would choose option A. </em></h2>
Answer:
B, On September 23, 1999, NASA officials were aghast when the $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter vanished as it prepared to enter the red planet’s orbit.
Explanation:
The use of word imagery and mystery make this a good intro sentence. MAKE SURE IT MAKES SENSE THOUGH! I can't see which sentence is supposed to come after this, so make sure it makes sense with the paragraph
