What does the underlined phrase mean? Nathan and Jaison were flying a kite at the park. Suddenly, it grew so windy that they couldn’t control the kite anymore. The boys decided to head home. The leaves waved as they left.

A.
The leaves were blowing in the wind.
B.
The leaves were falling off the branches.
C.
The leaves were damaged by the wind.
D.
The leaves were sad to see the boys go.

true

explanation:

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.