The big-named runners took off at a sprinter’s speed, but James began at his own pace and kept that same pace lap after lap arou
nd the track. In short time, the leaders began to drop out from exhaustion and James began to slowly catch up and pass the leaders before the finish line. He won the Olympic gold medal by a nose. The paradox in the passage can best be stated
a
Winners start fast
b
The best things come as a surprise
c
Where you start is where you end
d
Slow and steady wins in the end
The paradox of this passage can be best stated as that where you start is where you end because everyone in that race that started to run for something ended up at the same place where they started.
Everyone started to run very fast and soon they were very tired and the one who started slowly won the race but the winner and the ones who did not win ended up in the same place.
German artist Albrecht Dürer created this engraving around the year 1500, showing a witch riding a goat. Between her legs, she holds a distaff, or stick used for spinning wool.
