By explaining the concept of being an “also-ran,” the author describes someone who enjoys participating in a contest even though he or she does not win. The quotation from paragraph 9 expresses the author's positive viewpoint of “also-rans” who “finish third in a three-horse race.
Modern fax machines use "computers" to transmit text, since computers use the Internet, which remains the fasted and simplest way to transmit information in the modern world.
Answer:
Oligarchy is when a group of people is ruler over a whole bunch of people while tyranny is just one person