Read the excerpt from we beat the street. "our nation’s health-care system is still a dual system, you know,” dr. blackman continued. "african-americans, other minorities, and all those classified as poor in this country still receive less than adequate treatment in facilities that are far outstripped by hospitals and clinics in wealthier neighborhoods.” what effect does this speech have on george, sam, and rameck? they are shocked to hear about the varied quality of care. they are inspired and determined to make a difference. they are confused and eager to make sense of the situation. they are skeptical and quick to question the speaker.

The answer is: They are inspired and determined to make a difference.

In this part of the story says " Rameck nodded, knowing what the doctor said was true… Sampson felt a sense of pride as he welcomed the challenge. Rameck felt charged, excited, and ready to take on the world. All of them showed the same glow in their eyes—the look of the possibility of success on their faces.” According to this passage they felt inspired and determined to make a difference after Dr. Francis Blackman speech.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

comfortable

explanation:

one type of the adjectives is predicate adjective. a predicate adjective is an adjective which follows a linking verb and modifies or refers back to the main subject of that linking verb.

it usually is used just before the noun it modies.

here in this example:

'penguins seem comfortable in the coolest habitats', comfortable is the predicate adjective which follows the linking verb 'seem' and modifies the noun.