According to the article "clemente's impact wanes in puerto rico 40 years after his death," what happens in puerto rico immediately after clemente’s death is confirmed? a roberto clemente is inducted into the hall of fame. b earthquake supplies are sent to nicaragua. c a state of mourning envelops the country. d a stadium is renamed in clemente’s honor.

The answer is:

C. A state of mourning envelops the country.

"But when it was confirmed that favorite son Roberto Clemente was the one who'd died, an indescribable grief enveloped nearly everybody in Puerto Rico."

As we can read in the excerpt from "Clemente's Impact Wanes in Puerto Rico 40 Years after His Death," the whole country was enveloped with a grief feeling because of the early death of one of the greatest baseball puerto rican players to ever lived.

> the hunger games

> divergent

> caraval

> and i darken (depends on age range)

> strange the dreamer

> red queen

> the grisha trilogy

> six of crows

> the star-touched queen

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.