Read the following newspaper excerpt, then answer the question that follows:
"a david and goliath battle rages over sunshine park"
chelsea spree played in sunshine park as a young girl. when she learned that the trumont corporation planned to tear it down to build their international headquarters, she decided to speak up. though trumont has millions of dollars and high-paid lawyers on their side, chelsea has passion. the battle is shaping up to be a tough one.
the headline of this news article makes a biblical allusion. the mention of david and goliath suggests a battle in which
one opponent is much smaller than the other
one opponent is threatening another's childhood memories
two opponents are battling over the same land
two opponents are in a very tough contest

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.

explanation:

it refers to the definition of full-contact sports, where the condition is that the sport must have athletes must "purposely collide with each other

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.

cockroaches and rats often are a symbol for things that are disgusting or vile. though i don't know which play you are talking about, i hope this !