Read the following excerpt. Using the context of the paragraph, select the word that best completes the sentence. The dramatic changes that characterize puberty present the adolescent with serious challenges. As has been discussed, the rather sudden bodily changes in this period are accompanied by
equally dramatic changes in thoughts and feelings. Thus, not all of the
held about the self in earlier stages may still be relevant to the new individuals they have become. (3
points)
assumptions
experiences
memories
drawbacks

assumptions

Explanation:

This text deals with the puberty, changes occuring at that period and the impact of those changes on a person. The changes affect, not only body, buy also mind and emotions. Due to these changes, the things person thought of itself to be true, may not be true in this period.

The very meaning of the word assumption can be defined as set of things or opinions one holds to be true.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.