Which quotation from the excerpt presents a counterclaim to the idea that the invention of the telephone was a triumphant event? The story of the telephone's invention in 1876 is one of hard work, determination, and triumph. After all, it has a terrific happy ending in which the hero, Alexander Graham Bell, uses his astonishing new device to transmit the words "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." However, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. In fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy. What's more, the first words ever spoken over a wire could not possibly have been uttered by Alexander Graham Bell, because he was only two years old at the time.

c: However, the true story of how the telephone came to be is not quite as happy as most imagine. In fact, it is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy.

Explanation:

A counterclaim is a claim that is presented as a rebuttal or counter-argument for the claim made or proposed. It presents an opposing force/ opinion for the claim that's been made.

In the given argument about the invention of the telephone, the speaker/ author presents a claim that this major invention was a triumphant event in the history of mankind. And for this claim to be counter-argued, the quotation that this discovery "is not a tale of triumph at all, but one of tragedy" best presents the counterclaim.  This is in direct contrast with the "triumphant" claim, with the counterclaim that "it is [rather] one of tragedy."

Therefore, the correct answer is option c.

the answer is:  

he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

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