Which sentence from "water never hurt a man" best develops the theme that it is important to stand up for one's self.

"he glanced up to see a team on the opposite towpath heading east."

"john sobbed aloud. for a bare moment he thought of staying still and letting the boat pass on."

"a pain shot up his arm, making his elbow tingle, and the boy fell back. john could feel the surprise in that body stock still in the rain, and had an instant of astonished pride."

Identify the appositive or appositive phrase. lucinda gonzalez student that are located milky way

What does the word subordinate mean in this sentence? the office manager spoke to her subordinate in a cordial tone.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.