Think about the connotation of the highlighted words: "A member of the honor guard knelt in front of my frail, aging mother, looked her directly in the eye and in a
soft voice, thanked her-and my father-for his service."

Which best describes the author's viewpoint toward efforts to improve the quality of
life for veterans?

A. The author has little hope that efforts to improve quality of life for veterans will
ever have a significant impact.

B. The author is frustrated by the amount of resources dedicated to veteran
welfare.

C. The author is dismissive of ongoing efforts to improve quality of life for veterans,
noting that veterans already receive heartfelt gratitude for their service.

D. The author is sympathetic to the needs of veterans. She also admires and
respects them.

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the answer is C

Considering the context and tone of the passage, frail as used here connotes lacking strength. This statement gives the impression of aging and weakness. Which expresses the state weakness more than the other options given.

Frail means when something is weak and delicate, thus describing the mother as such indicates that lack of required strength due to old age. This implies that the mother looks weak and aged.

Explanation: hope i helped

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

*meditation

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*playing games

*going out to eat