What concept famously dictated by Confucius can be defined as: A government where positions in leadership go to those with the
appropriate skills and talent. Not just noble birth? *
Monarchy
Theocracy
Bureaucracy
Meritocracy

that's a lot of reading foo

explanation:

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

explanation:

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