Choose the best topic sentence for this cause-and-effect paragraph. The paragraph is complete except for the topic sentence.
Going overseas opened my eyes to the relative wealth of
the American standard of living; I will never be ungrateful
again. I also became more aware of the connection
between people of all nations and languages and how we
are all linked in terms of things like love, music, beauty
From now on, I will also be careful about how I speak to
people who are recent immigrants to America because I
remember how terrible it was to be new to a country. I
think these changes brought about by my overseas trip are
positive and will result in a greater capacity for cultural
understanding

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

1. in the bold portion of the narrative, the author tries to use a flashback to develop tension. however, the flashback does not create tension. rewrite the flashback scene so it develops tension right at the beginning of the story. (15 points)

Read this excerpt from "the bear." he is in his grave, and i have buried myself between four walls. . we are both dead. what is revealed about character in this quote?