Read this excerpt from "the spirit of alcatraz." as the months passed, the occupation began to lose some of its momentum, and several occupiers left the island to return to school or family life. things became more difficult when the government cut off phone service to the island, followed by electrical power and fresh water. finally, on june 11, 1971, a large force of government agents arrived on alcatraz and removed the last fifteen people – six men, four women, and five children. after nineteen months, the occupation was over. which word best describes the tone of this excerpt? casual scientific humorous factual

Below is the last stanza of a poem, "dover beach," written in 1876 by matthew arnold. ah, love, let us be true to one another! for the world, which seems to lie before us like a land of dreams, so various, so beautiful, so new, hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light, nor certitude, nor peace, nor for pain; and we are here as on a darkling plain swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, where ignorant armies clash by night. which of these statements best describes the remedy arnold proposes for the world? a. look to your dreams for answers to life's questions. b. our faith in each other can shelter us from deceptive chaos. c. in this deceptive world, ignorance requires faith. d. the world may end, but love conquers all.