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Popular novels from the past often ask provocative questions that are important to consider today.
Many Americans have given up and say that the nation is no longer great or a land of dreams.
President Reagan believed that John Wayne would argue that he was not the last American hero, because there are many more.
Explanation:
The options you were given are the following:
- Popular novels from the past often ask provocative questions that are important to consider today.
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Many Americans have given up and say that the nation is no longer great or a land of dreams.
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John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, was an iconic Hollywood actor and filmmaker.
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President Reagan believed that John Wayne would argue that he was not the last American hero, because there are many more.
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Duke Wayne died as a symbol of the Hollywood dream industry.
A summary is a shortened version of a piece of writing (e.g. a paragraph, article, chapter, entire book). It should include the text's main ideas - the main points the author is making.
The given excerpt starts with a reference to a popular novel of the '60s, introducing the idea that popular novels from the past often ask provocative questions that are important to consider today. An important point of the passage is that many Americans have given up and say that the nation is no longer great or a land of dreams. Many considered John Wayne to be the last American hero. However, President Reagan believed that John Wayne would argue that he was not the last American hero, because there are many more. What he wants to say is that there is hope for America.
The first, second, and fourth options summarize the text well, including all its main points, which is why they are the correct options.
