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there were tears in the eyes of some of the secretaries in the press office. others, who have been through many crises in recent years and have become used to overwork, plowed ahead with their duties, with telephones ringing incessantly.

which statement best explains how the details of this excerpt contribute to the central idea that nixon's resignation is a disheartening event?

the reference to "overwork" suggests that people are sad they have so much to do during this time.

the telephones that ring "incessantly" indicate that people are too busy dealing with the resignation to answer the phone.

the gloomy mood and informal tone of the excerpt suggests that the resignation is a dismal and historical event.

the melancholy secretaries indicate that the resignation of nixon is a somber event.

The melancholy secretaries indicate that the resignation of Nixon is a somber event.

Explanation:

The people are not sad because of the amount of work they have to do during this time. The incessant ringing of the telephones do not indicate that people are too busy to answer; it just means that there is a lot of work to be done. The passage does not have an informal tone. However, the mood is gloomy and somber. This is created by the tears of the secretaries.

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.