John looked outside. It was raining. No surprise. It always rained on days when he had to wait for the school bus outside.
"You're lucky," he said to his mother. "You don't know what it's like to get up on these cold, wet mornings to go someplace you don't like."
"Yes I do," his mother said. "You tell me every morning. Now get ready for school. You're going to be late."
John put on his clothes. The sweater was woolen and itchy. His raincoat felt heavy and cumbersome. He walked outside to the bus stop. He felt soggy, depressed, and miserable.
A passing car drove by, splashing mud onto John's clothes, soaking him to the bone. John realized that his homework and books were ruined when the water hit his backpack.
John sighed. What else could go wrong today?

This passage is set during a rainy day. How does this detail relate to the story?

Select the correct answer. in this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by johnathan swift, what does the author list? i can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom. this i freely own, and 'twas indeed one principal design in offering it to the world. i desire the reader will observe, that i calculate my remedy for this one individual kingdom of ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, i think, ever can be upon earth. therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: of using neither cloaths, nor houshold furniture, except what is of our own growth and manufacture: of utterly rejecting the materials and instruments that promote foreign luxury: of curing the expensiveness of pride, vanity, idleness, and gaming in our women: of introducing a vein of parsimony, prudence and temperance: of learning to love our country, wherein we differ even from laplanders, and the inhabitants of topinamboo: of quitting our animosities and factions, nor acting any longer like the jews, who were murdering one another at the very moment their city was taken: of being a little cautious not to sell our country and consciences for nothing: of teaching landlords to have at least one degree of mercy towards their tenants. lastly, of putting a spirit of honesty, industry, and skill into our shop-keepers, who, if a resolution could now be taken to buy only our native goods, would immediately unite to cheat and exact upon us in the price, the measure, and the goodness, nor could ever yet be brought to make one fair proposal of just dealing, though often and earnestly invited to it. a. reforms that had failed to improve ireland's situation b. the unrealistic measures discussed by irish government officials c. viable measures that could improve ireland's situation d. measures that would unify the populace of ireland