Please help will give brainlest if correct. Read the passage from Roughing it. Chapter 5. The passage describes a dog.

It makes his head swim. He stops, and looks all aound: climbs the nearest sand-mound, and gazes into the distance shakes his head reflectively, and then without a word he turns and jogs along back to his train, and takes up a humble position under the hindmost wagon, and feels unspeakably mean and looks ashamed and hangs his tail at half-mast for a week.

What phrase from this passage suggests that the dog feels defeated?

O gazes into the distance

O makes his head swim

O hangs his tail at half-mast

O climbs the nearest sand-mound

Published in 1849, by was inspired by the writer's experience of being arrested when he refused to pay a $1 poll tax as a protest against the mexican-american war.

Satire can best be defined as the literary form or technique in which and are used to criticize one's vices.

Bicycle riding should be encouraged, and adding bicycle lanes will increase the number of riders. it is healthier for people to ride than to sit angrily in traffic. it is healthier for everyone to breathe cleaner air. sharing the road can be tricky, but there are things that can be done. so, add the bike lanes and get rolling! which sentence would improve this conclusion? every town should consider adding bicycle lanes, because it is a great idea. organizing safety classes for drivers and cyclists will ensure that everyone knows the rules. do not listen to negative people who complain about anything new. it is true that some people might get injured, but even walking can be dangerous.