Reread paragraph 2 from the passage. what conclusion can be drawn from the details included in this paragraph? a) the walled fort was an important defense outpost. b) the kowloon region was often overrun by lawlessness. c) the park is much different today than it used to be. d) people moved into the walled city without permission. \

The conclusion that can be drawn from the details included in this paragraph is that The park is much different today than it used to be.

Explanation:

The question is not complete since it does not provide the paragraph, here is the paragraph:

Excerpt from: Travel Guide to the Kowloon Region of Hong Kong by Emily Morton

The Kowloon Walled City Park has an extensive and interesting history. The area started as a walled fort during the 1600s, when imperial officials built the structure. They used the fort until 1841, when Great Britain took control of the island. Between 1843 and 1847, people living in the area started building a city within the walls. People lived in the walled city until 1994, when lawlessness and squalor forced government officials to relocate all the inhabitants and tear down the city. Currently, the area is a park filled with beautiful plants and architecture. The Kowloon Walled City Park is a destination that visitors will remember for exquisite views and its rich history.

This paragraph enumerates the key points in the story od The Kowloon Walled City Park and how it changed through the time, as it started as a fort, was used as a city and finally became a park. This is a historical place, that reflects the different stages of the people who lived in the land and it became a peaceful place after being used for war.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

use the headings to create an overview of the main points.