South Carolina EOCEP English 2 Practice Questions - South Carolina End-of-Course Examination Program - English 2 Exam

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Read the passage below and answer the question. For thirty years, Silas tended the old lighthouse at Blackwood Point, braving howling gales and bone-chilling winters without complaint. When the maritime authority announced that an automated beacon would replace him, Silas did not rage or weep. Instead, he spent his remaining evenings meticulously polishing the brass lanterns and oiling the ancient clockwork gears so that his replacement—a sterile box of wire and glass—would inherit a flawless light. Which statement best expresses a central theme of the passage?

Technology always fails when subjected to extreme weather conditions. True dedication to a duty persists even when one's service is replaced or unappreciated. Anger and grief are the only logical responses to sudden professional displacement. Manual labor is inherently superior to technological advancement in all trades.

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True dedication to a duty persists even when one's service is replaced or unappreciated.

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