Read the excerpt from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge
as he pushes open the gate and passes up the wide white walk, he sees a flutter of female garments; his wife,
looking fresh and cool and sweet, steps down from the veranda to meet him. at the bottom of the steps she stands
waiting, with a smile of ineffable joy, an attitude of matchless grace and dignity. ah, how beautiful she is! he springs
forward with extended arms
which best describes the narration in the excerpt?
tense and spooky
calm and carefree
anxious and confused
warm and romantic

the answer is D - warm and romantic

The best option is indeed D. warm and romantic.

Explanation:

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story by American author Ambrose Bierce. The main character, Peyton Farquhar, is tricked into trying  to burn a bridge that would allow Union soldiers to cross. Farquhar is a Confederacy supporter. He ends up hanged.

In the excerpt we are analyzing, Farquhar has been pushed from the bridge to his death. Right before the noose breaks his neck, he imagines he has escaped and returned home. The narration is warm and romantic as is revealed through words such as "sweet", "smile", "joy", and "grace". It is a brief moment in which he can recall and feel the tenderness of his and his wife's love.

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.