D. “The sun is hot on my neck as I observe/The spikes of the crocus.”
Objectivism is a philosophy that stresses the external rather than the internal. They believe that most things exist outside of what people know or feel and that the truth especially exists beyond what people know.
The phrase "clear sight and clean soul" supports this belief because in order to see things that are outside of yourself you need to have clear sight, the ability to see things beyond what you already know and believe. You also need to have a clean soul in order to look at things with a fresh perspective.
I would say the 2nd to last paragraph the on that starts with "He"
Answer:
"Running from opportunities to speak in public will force you to miss opportunities to improve yourself and develop important life skills” (Peterson, 2011, 24).
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