Pl read this excerpt from the people could fly. he [jim] took the slaveowner down to the pond. when they got there, there was no cooter to be seen. "huh," grunted the slaveowner. he had his whip in his hand and he snaked it good and hard, making a big, crackin sound. "good mornin," jim said, loud, but not too loud. there was no answer. "good mornin to ya, cooter," jim said, a bit louder this time. no answer again. "well, i knew it," said the slaveowner. "dang you, jim, you fooled with me one time too many! " and he raised his whip to thrash jim as hard as he could. just then, they heard music, a fiddle playin nearby. and right there the cooter came climbin out of the pond. which statement about the point of view in this passage is true?
the use of the pronouns i and me show that this passage uses a first-person point of view.
the use of the pronouns they and he shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.
the focus on the feelings of many characters shows that this passage uses a first-person point of view.
the focus on the feelings of only one character shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.
i think it's b i'm not sure

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In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next