With danger from european interference no longer pressing closely upon the nation, president roosevelt in 1907 took a decided step in recognizing the importance of the pacific when he sent to that coast so large a number of the most modern vessels of the navy. in fact, the nation may now be said to have faced about, california becoming the front door of our country. which is the best meaning for vessel as it is used in the last paragraph? a) an airship b) a spaceship c) a craft for traveling on water, usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. d) a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile