What method of prewriting is this writer using?
topic: ways to wind down after a long day
exercise
listen to music
meditate
watch a funny movie
stretch
practice deep breathing
get a massage
take a long walk
do something creative
hug someone you love
play with a pet
have fun
go dancing
a. brainstorming
b. freewriting
c. clustering

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

i think the answer is b

the answer is: the start of world war i, and russia’s hopes of benefiting from it

during world war i russian joined due to in their current crisis they were being supported by france and the war was already declared to them by germany, they needed to maintain their political goal and leadership role in the balkans, and is the same feeling that this excerpt evoke the eager of maintain the land value.