I think the correct answer is D. Because, of course, every integration is difficult in the beginning, but as time goes by, it gets easier, and it is the only way both cultures can survive. If they don't succeed in integrating, this will inevitably lead to a war in which many people, if not a whole culture, will be annihilated.
Everything from a slanted cliff comes down or slides down
Had to look for the missing details and here is my answer.
"For the Union Dead" is actually a book that was written by Robert Lowell. This book composes of a collection of poems. And based on the excerpt given taken from this book, what the author wants the reader to recognize as based on the start and end is that the Colonel Shaw's monument would be one day be destroyed and forgotten. Hope this helps.
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The poor guy fell overboard because off loss of balance while cruising the Caribbean in his yacht one night. The engines were noisy, and no one could hear him so he had to swim ashore to the island or risk drowning. Once ashore, he falls asleep on the beach.
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