Read the excerpt from "hokusai's the great wave.” hokusai has taken more than colour from the west – he has also borrowed the conventions of european perspective to push mount fuji far into the distance. it is clear that hokusai must have studied european prints, which the dutch had imported into japan and which circulated among artists and collectors. so the great wave, far from being the quintessence of japan, is a hybrid work, a fusion of european materials and conventions with a japanese sensibility. no wonder this image has been so loved in europe: it is an exotic relative, not a complete stranger. what is the author’s viewpoint in this excerpt?

the great wave is popular because it includes both japanese and european elements.

in the passage the author states that "the great a hybrid work". it is influenced by both japanese and european elements. the author comes to the conclusion that hokusai must have studied european prints from dutch importers. besides color, the painting also shows the element of european perspective with the image of mount fuji off in the distance.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

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the other group i belong to is kids pro environment, and is an information-sharing group that tries to create conscience about the risks and problems that generate pollution in our cities. we share information to other students and parents on the importance of keep our communities clean and our skies clear.