Which section BEST develops the author's argument that entering Monterey was risky? The section describing the advance of Twiggs's division the section describing the advance of Taylor's division the section describing the advance of Worth's division the section describing the advance of Grant's division

describing the advance of Taylor's division.

Explanation:

The question is incomplete, but it is talking about the Battle of Monterrey which began on the 21st day of September, 1846 at the height of the Mexican-American war which ended in victory for the daring troops of General Taylor.

For General Taylor and his men, it was almost meant certain death to enter Monterrey as they had to face the superior army of General Pedro de Ampudia but they were victorious against all odds.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”