In "an irish airman foresees his death," the speaker is motivated to join the war effort by

a. a fervent belief that winning the war will benefit his countrymen.
b. a personal desire for adventure.
c. old-fashioned or traditional ideas about duty and sacrifice.
d. a vicious hatred for the enemy .

I choose letter C. old-fashioned or traditional ideas about duty and sacrifice. Yeat’s believes that this impulse that that leads people to sign and serve when war is upon them.  This takes on a deeper meaning when one is now sent to the front lines.  That’s sense of honor and sacrifice that one makes even if he knows that he puts his life at risks by doing so.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

they fear for their lives