Read the excerpt from chapter 5 of wheels of change. poets and writers also explored the impact of the wheel and the changing dynamics between the sexes that it bring about. magazines and some newspapers regularly published poetry and short stories at that time, and cycling was a popular theme. in 1893, poet madeline s. bridges celebrated the female cyclist's new freedom by contrasting her with the maidens of the past who used wheels to spin thread. which aspect of historical context does this excerpt most reflect? a development in world events a development in technology a shift in national politics a shift in society and its values

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. my silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the ac’s vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. the coach, in a slight accent neither british nor australian, is telling c.t. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself. in this excerpt, the narrator is providing a, both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries. b. only objective information about people, setting, and events. c. only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences. d. a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.