In line 4, the author most likely compares the lighthouse to a pillar of fire because: A: getting close to the lighthouse can be dangerous

B: the lighthouse is taller than it looks from a distance

C: sailors take comfort in seeing the lighthouse

D: the lighthouse shines very brightly in the dark

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.