When i saw the american consul, i burst into tears and told him of all that the people in peking were suffering; how the boxers were firing on them from all sides and trying to burn them out; how each man was limited to a small cup of grain a day, while at the same time they were compelled to labor . . under a burning sun, in employments to which they were not accustomed. —the boxer rebellion, yao chen-yuan what problems faced the people in peking? check all that ! the boxers limited the food supply. the boxers forced people to work very hard. the boxers required people to leave the city. the boxers forced people to join foreign armies. the boxers forced the people to rebel against the american consul.

The problems that the people faced were option 1 and 2. I hope this was helpful!

The Boxers limited the food supply.

The Boxers forced people to work very hard.

Explanation:

People had it hard in Pekin when The Boxer Rebellion broke out since they started to make people work very hard jobs that they weren´t acustomed to work in very difficult conditions, then they also limited the food supply and they made them starve.

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the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.