The British seemed unbeatable. During the previous 100 years, the
British had enjoyed triumph after triumph over nations as powerful as
France and Spain. At first glance, the odds were clearly against the
Americans. A closer look provides insight into how the underdogs emerged
victorious.
Britain's military was the best in the world. Their soldiers were
well equipped, well disciplined, well paid, and well fed. The British
navy dominated the seas. Funds were much more easily raised by the
Empire than by the Continental Congress.
Some of those funds were used to hire Hessian mercenaries to fight the Americans.
Simon, Ralph, Piggy, Jack, all are the characters of a novel
“Lord of Flies”, written by William Golding.
In which,
all of the boys except Ralph and Simon (and jack) behaving like they are
adjusting to their new life, they are running wildly, following older boys.
Golding is telling us about human nature that there must be rules in a society
to follow, otherwise society would fail.
Ralph, Simon and piggy are determined
and hardworking, while other boys seem to lack of these qualities. Like Ralph has
quality to hunt and Jack has the quality to make shelters.
Ambition is the drive to achieve something. It means that someone is willing to work hard to reach their goal. They want to get satisfaction from their accomplishment. Some have massive ambitions and want to do something big. Others have smaller goals, but they are still seeing through an ambition that matters to them.
Answer: B. Annual river floods replaced the soil, which improved the crops.
Explanation: Annual floods enriched the soil by dragging nutrients through the water, improving and speeding the growth of crops.
