The narrator compares his speed of opening the old mans door to
a. the pitch of darkness of the old mans room
b. a lantern with its shutters closed
c. the minute hand on a watch
d. the sound sleep of the old man

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

a. the man as a ruler

your answer is c) experiments with water vapor showed that elements combine in specific proportions.