Read the excerpt from "Amigo Brothers." The local junior high school across from Tompkins Square Park served as the dressing room for all the fighters. Each
was given a separate classroom, with desktops, covered with mats, serving as resting tables. Antonio thought he
caught a glimpse of Felix waving to him from a room at the far end of the comidor. He waved back just in case it had
been him.
How does this excerpt relate to the story's theme?
It shows that close friends challenge each other both physically and mentally
It shows that real friends help each other overcome difficult situations in life.
It shows that true friends care about each other even in the face of competition
It shows that friends can face a separation without losing their connection

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In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next

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