Which phrase helps the reader understand the meaning of proponents? Youth sports have many proponents. On the other hand, youth sports have opponents, too. I believe that sports temper a person’s spirit. They make him or her strong and durable, just as steel is tempered. Those who froth at the mouth at the idea of school sports are burbling in vain.

making him or her strong and durable

on the other hand, their opponents

youth sports have

On the other hand, their opponents.

Explanation: This is used directly after proponents as a phrase to contrast them. You can infer proponents are unlike opponents in this aspect.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

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