The term horse-race coverage is best described as
a. fast paced media coverage of a specific event.
c. media coverage that focuses specifically on the losing candidates of an election.
b. fast paced media coverage of the presidential primary.
d. media coverage that focuses on both the winners and losers of an election along with who is ahead.

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.

a. is the correct answer