Read the paragraph from the section "A Deadly Feud Eventually Arose." Such was the daunting rival that Ichabod Crane had to face. Considering all things, a stronger man than he would have shrunk from the competition, and a wiser man would have despaired. He had, however, a happy mixture of pliability and persistence in his nature. Though he bent, he never broke, and though he bowed beneath the slightest pressure, the moment it went away – he carried his head as high as ever.

Which phrase from the paragraph helps you understand that Ichabod Crane did not give up easily, despite his peaceful nature?

A
the daunting rival
B
shrunk from the competition
C
pliability and persistence
D
bowed beneath the slightest pressure

idk= i don't know the answer

below i present a summary with the most relevant aspects of chapter 2, which were taken from karangan bahasa inggeris (english essays) spm: argumentative essays.

tuna wira

credit to mohana ram murugiah.

i hope to be of

teacher smiles at the students who wait for his signal to sit down. he nods briefly and the students sit down and get ready for the lesson to start. there is an air of quiet expectancy when teacher refers to the unusual things found underneath their houses that morning. whispers of bags of rice ran among the students and a student muttered reluctantly that the rice is rent for the landlord. this starts off the discussion on the issue of paying rent for the use of the landowner’s land. da wan raises the question of why the landlord owns the land rather than the farmer although they have spent a lot of time farming it. the three reasons of labour, need and inheritance are listed as reasons for the landlord’s ownership of the land. they are discussed and dismissed as inadequate reasons. they suggested a system of collective farming to the farmers. the headmaster comes down the corridor to observe the lesson. teacher very quickly changed the lesson to a geography wesson. the students followed his cue and no one gave the slightest notice < of the headmaster ‘s presence. when the headmaster leaves, teacher explains the implications of winning the scholarship. it involves bearing respontsibilities and the scholarship holder should master what is useful and return to the village. he should understand the injustices in the present system and change it to a fairer system. then, he announces the wiimnuir of the scholarship to be dawan.

answer: i chose a.

explanation: