Pl

which statement best explains how this dialogue reveals character and moves the plot forward

"everyone knows i'm the worst, so why should i even go to the gymnastics meet this weekend? " declared gretchen with a scowl.

a. it shows that gretchen lacks confidence; this establishes a man vs. self conflict.

b. it shows that gretchen's mother pushes her too hard; this establishes a man vs. man conflict.

c. it shows gretchen doesn't care about winning; this resolves the tension.

d. it shows that gretchen is boastful; this creates tension about how others will respond to her.

The above passage shows that Gretchen lacks confidence; this establishes a man vs. self conflict.

Option A

Explanation:

Gretchen does not have confidence in him that he can perform well and thinks that others know that he performs the worst. He has lost all the confidence in him which does not let him do any efforts and stops him from going to the gymnastics meet.

If he had some confidence in him, he would have made efforts to perform well and change the perception of others regarding his performance. This lack of confidence led to a man vs self conflict where only he has to make efforts to improve himself.

answer:

d. because dr. laguardia selected a widely used measure, his study generalizes to has strong external validity. external validity has limited external validity. other applications of this measure.

the widely used measure that he applied to his experiment was the benton facial recognition test. it employed on to football players and as result, only players who suffered brain concussions did not pas this test. and although it has an external validity, it is limited because it isn't general to apply to other population.

two jet streams that directly affect the formation of weather in the continental part are a polar jet and a subtropical jet. they are responsible for the transportation of weather systems, which directly affect people. the polar front is the boundary between cold air from the north pole and warmer equatorial air. both the polar jet and the subtropical jet blow from the west to the east, and follow the boundary between cold and warm air.

the strongest jet streams are polar jets, while subtropical jets are somewhat weaker.

the right answer is c. the polar jet stream is generaly stronger than the subtropical jet stream.