‘my application’s not bought,’ i am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes. ‘i am not just a boy who plays tennis. i have an intricate history. experiences and feelings. i’m complex. ‘i read,’ i say. ‘i study and read. i bet i’ve read everything you’ve read. don’t think i haven’t. i consume libraries. i wear out spines and rom-drives. i do things like get in a taxi and say, “the library, and step on it.” my instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, i can tell, with due respect. what conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. society conflict?

It seems like the character wishes to be appreciated and understood by society. He thinks he has a lot to offer, and that he is not like any other typical kid. He feels he knows more, reads more and has better instincts than most people. However, he does not understand how his application is not accepted.

The conflict is that society does not value him as much as he thinks he deserves to be valued. This is a common conflict as people often feel themselves to be particularly special in ways that society cannot fully appreciate.

To convince reads that DDT can be helpful in some situations.

Explanation:

The options you were given are the following:

to entertain readers with inspiring stories of survival to demonstrate how harmful DDT is to most ecosystems to convince readers that DDT can be helpful in some situations to show how DDT affects the reproduction of most insects

Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, usually referred to as DDT, was developed as the first modern synthetic insecticide in the 1940s. It was initially used with great effect to combat malaria, typhus, and other insect-borne human diseases among military and civilian populations.  However, its use has been reduced due to its negative effects on human health and the environment. There have been attempts at switching to other, less harmful, insecticides, but DDT has had the most success at battling the spread of malaria, which kills more than 800,000 people every year. That's why the only remaining legal use of DDT is to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes. This information would be included in an article to show the readers that DDT can be helpful in some situations.