Read the following excerpt from joseph conrad's heart of darkness:
once, i remember, we came upon a man-of-war anchored off the coast. there wasn't even a shed there, and she was shelling the bush. it appears the french had one of their wars going on in the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame would dart and vanish, a little white smoke would disappear, a tiny projectile would give a feeble screech-and nothing happened. nothing could happen. there was a touch of insanity in the proceeding.
which idea about colonialism is most clearly expressed in this excerpt?
a. war, which is common in the colonies, is horrible and upsetting
b. the colonists cruelly harm human beings for no reason
c. the actions of the colonists are foolish and ineffective
d. larger weapons are necessary in order to conquer continents

C. The actions of the colonists are foolish and ineffective.(apex)

Explanation: This is because in the text it says that they shoot a projectile into the continent and nothing happens.

explanation:

the answer its b i got it right when i did it trust

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”