Read the sentence below and answer the following question:

If we set the boat on fire, there's a chance someone may see us before the boat sinks.

Which answer correctly summarizes the meaning of this sentence?

A. It is ironic that destroying the thing keeping them afloat may save them.

B. It is sarcasm that really suggests not setting the boat on fire.

C. It is satire related to an entirely different set of circumstances.

D. It is understated despair for the serious situation.

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Read this passage from the online article “top 10 reasons why everyone is doing yoga” by kathryn livingston. what type of propaganda is the author using? why are so many people doing yoga these days? there must be more to it than endorphins; there has to be a deeper reason why 20 million plus americans have fallen in love with this venerable practice. here is my top ten list – and if you’re a yogi, i’m sure you can think of more.

Read the passage. when i consider how my light is spent ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, and that one talent which is death to hide, lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent to serve therewith my maker, and present my true account, lest he returning chide; “doth god exact day labor, light denied? ” in line 7 of sonnet xix by john milton, the speaker asks, “doth god exact day labor, light denied? ” what does his question mean? why must god make us suffer to work? what shall one charge god to work in the dark? how does god expect him to work when he is blind? is god trying me?