In "broken chain," alfonso is motivated to do fifty sit-ups a day because he wants a. sandra to go on a date with him. b. to be better than ernie in some way. c. the guys to think he is tough. d. to be able to balance sandra on his bike.

In "Broken Chain," Alfonso is motivated to do fifty sit-ups a day because he wants:

C. The guys to think he is tough.

Explanation:

C. the guys to think he is tough

Explanation:

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1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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