Assumptions about differences between younger and older people. King asserts that “horror movies … have always been the special province of the young” (par. 3) and that we go to see them “to put away our more civilized and adult penchant for analysis and to become children again” (par. 7).
What viewpoints do children have that adults do not have or have outgrown? What does King assume distinguishes children and adults in their attitude toward scary situations (par. 3) or complex ones (par. 7)? Why would adults want to become children again?

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. 

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.  

the answer is luis.

  someone can be considered a dynamic person by being energitic and forceful, but other aspects of being dynamic is having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm. luis his little brother with his homework, and later he teaches his younger brother how to ride a bike without training wheels, which takes a lot of patience, dedication and involvement.