Read the excerpt from "george washington." he pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansion. at 16 he survey shenandoah lands for thomas, lord fairfax. commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the french and indian war. the next year, as an aide to gen. edward braddock, he escaped injury although four bullets ripped his coat and two horses were shot from under him. which is the central idea in this excerpt?
a. as a young man, washington participated in land surveying and fought in the military.
b. washington escaped injury even though four bullets tore his coat and two horses were shot from under him.
c. at the age of sixteen, washington survey shenandoah lands for thomas, lord fairfax.
d. washington was part of skirmishes that eventually became the french and indian war.

A. As a young man, Washington participated in land surveying and fought in the military.

Explanation:

This passage is from the White House website about the biographies of the Presidents of the United States. This particular excerpt is about George Washington. It shows how George, as a young man, had participated in land surveying and fought in the military even before he had become the famous man he is now. Giving specific details of how he pursued his interests of the military arts as well as exploration and expansion of the Western lands, the author successfully shows the young George as a man worthy of leading the nation.

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explanation:

in   ¨and yet the books¨   by czelaw miloz the tone is positive since it tells us that when we touch a book, it starts to live and the perspective is in the third person and turns once into the first person. in "the rhinoceros" by eugene ionesco the tone is illogical and absurd   and the perspective is in the third person since it is a play.