Which of the following best describes how samuel morse’s telegraph revolutionized mass media and communication?

a) the telegraph was the starting point for the science between modern communication devices like the telephone and fax machine.
b) the telegraph was the first device that allow r information to travel over a distance without being physically transported by a person.
c) the telegraph was the first machine used to broadcast news using sound.
d) the first message sent on the telegraph was transatlantic, proving that a message could be sent over a long distance without a human being needed to transport it.

b) the telegraph was the first device that allow  information to travel over a distance without being physically transported by a person.

answer: military leaders, supporters of the confederacy and supporters of the union.

explanation:

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