"no," said one of the gentlemen, "we ask you if you do not deeply love the king of the bulgarians? " "not at all," said he; "for i have never seen him." "what! he is the best of kings, and we must drink his health." "oh! very willingly, gentlemen," and he drank. "that is enough," they tell him. "now you are the , the support, the defender, the hero of the bulgarians. your fortune is made, and your glory is assured." how does the use of words such as "defender," hero," "fortune," and "glory" impact the overall meaning of the text? a. the men's excessive flattery suggests to the reader that the men may have hidden motives for dining with candide.
b. the men's complimentary words strengthen the reader's perception of bulgarian soldiers as polite and thoughtful c. the men's complimentary words strengthen the reader's excitement for the incredible opportunity candide is being offered. d. the men's excessive flattery suggests to the reader that the people of candide's time were inclined to flattery.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

i'm not good at running

the answer that is correct is the last option.

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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