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"now they have beaten me, he thought. i am too old to club sharks to death. but i will try it as long as i have the oars and the short club and the tiller."? this passage shows santiago's belief that a. he will never fish again. b. he is too old to continue fishing. c. man can be defeated but not destroyed. d. the sharks got the best of him.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. “this fair country alone is settled by freeholders, the possessors of the soil they cultivate . .” in about 100 words, discuss the influence that being a “freeholder” has on a settler and, according to crevecoeur, the admirable qualities it engenders.

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