"it was toward the close of the fifth or sixth month of his seclusion ..

life

observation

o solitude

stay

Life

Explanation:

Seclusion Life is a state of being alone

Solitude also means seclusion

While observation and stay isn't a good fit

the correct order is:

you're your own worst enemy:

they're going to say what they say, but

their opinions aren't holding you

back. it's your self-defeatist

attitude that's keeping your work

from getting its due.

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.