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which statement from "life isn't fair – deal with it" best supports a theme in 'the
storyteller"?
"our station in life cannot, or at least should not be blamed on our parents"
(paragraph 3)
"they had the character to choose contribution over complaint." (paragraph
4)
"i don't dispute that challenges exist. i don't even dispute that many have an
uphill battle" (paragraph 5)
d. "here's the thing - we all face challenges, and life treats us all unfairly."
(paragraph 19)

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Ineed simplifying this thesis and making it easier to understand for the reader (more concise) "no matter how religious one may be, one’s faith tends to change under unexpected and challenging circumstances."

Review the previous excerpt from barbra jordan’s speech. answer the following 3 questions in the space below.