Which quotation most accurately explains why Kennedy gave this speech? "'Yet the vows of this Nation can only be fulfilled if we in this Nation are first, and, therefore, we intend to be first.'"

"'Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again.'"

"'There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet.'"

"'For space science, like nuclear science and all technology, has no conscience of its own.'"

Read these lines from denise levertov's poem "in thai binh (peace) province": it is that life, unhurried, sure, persistent, i must bring home when i try to bring the war home. child, river, light. here the future, fabled bird that has migrated way from america, nests, and breeds, and sings, common as any sparrow. which statement best interprets the author's use of metaphor in these lines? a. the metaphor of home suggests that american foreign policy should turn inward. b. the metaphor of the river suggests that life moves ear forward. c. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that the war has left americans divided. d. the metaphor of the fabled bird suggests that vietnam will rise to fight again.