The appropriate response is D. "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" is a start story, a story of a high school youth attempting to break free of adolescence and enter the universe of adulthood. Disappointed by being youthful, poor, and dark, David Glover grapples with the strain of needing to be a grown-up yet being seen as a youngster by the grown-up group.
A noun phrase is formed by a noun or pronoun, this one receives the name of the head, and any dependent words before or after the head. Dependent words are the ones that give specific details about the head. An example of a noun phrase can be: <em>a quantifier + a determiner + an adjective + a noun.</em> However, there are some others that are longer and with more dependent words.
Following this concept the two noun phrases in the text are:
<em>1. Senior citizens and others who need medical assistance </em>
<em>2. The subset of the US population with Medicare</em>
"The situation made me think," can lead you into the conclusion that the answer your looking for is in that sentence. Usually when reflecting you can say, "I thought back to," or "I thought about". Also, it leads into the concluding sentence about how judging others is wrong, so it's the reflection before a decision.
TDLR; the answer is, "The situation made me think about how I..."
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Okonkwo is gone from the village for seven years. When he returns, he expects that he can pick up where he left off. However, he finds that a lot has changed.
One major change is that the church has increased in power. As a result, the connections among the villagers themselves have weakened. Another major change is that the missionaries have implemented their own laws and government. As a result, their own customs are being left behind.
Okonkwo is shocked to find the power the missionaries have gained while he was gone. He is even more shocked that the villagers have allowed these changes to happen.