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Read the following excert from the poem Rhodora, by Ralph Waldo Emmerson: Rhodora! If the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, Then Beauty is its own excuse for being. About Beauty, check the CORRECT answer:


a) Beauty is not seen with the eyes.
b) Beauty is the only reason for the flower to exist, and it's enough by itself.
c) The sages don't know what beauty really is.
d) Beauty doesn't need to exist.
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A resposta correta é a alternativa b) Beauty is the only reason for the flower to exist, and it's enough by itself. A citação do poema de Ralph Waldo Emerson sugere que a beleza é sua própria justificativa para existir.

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