He had come out of the war with five inestimable blessings—his head, his wife maria's head and the heads of three out of their four children. as a bonus he also had his old bicycle—a miracle too but naturally not to be compared to the safety of five human heads. .

it was unbelievable. he rubbed his eyes and looked again and it was still standing there before him. but, needless to say, even that monumental blessing must be accounted also totally inferior to the five heads in the family. this newest miracle was his little house in ogui overside.

which claim could use the excerpts given above as textual support?

a. although the civil war is over, the new "civil peace" is just as violent.
b. jonathan understands that he can live without things, but he cannot live without his family.
c. although jonathan is glad the war is over, he would have been happier if it never happened.
d. jonathan optimistically expected his entire family to come out of the war uninjured.

The correct answer is B. Jonathan understands that he can live without things, but he cannot live without his family.

Explanation:

In the text provided the narrator describes the way in which the character called Jonathan goes back home after the war has finished and he recognizes he feels lucky for having all the members of his family including himself alive and also, he finds his old bicycle has also survived the war. But this object does not compare to his family and because of this the narrator uses expressions such as "a miracle too but naturally not to be compared to the safety of five human heads" and "must be accounted also totally inferior to the five heads in the family" that show the most important is the well being of the family and not the bicycle.

On the other hand, a claim is a statement that expresses a position someone has towards some topic or issue; additionally, this claim needs to be supported by evidence that shows what is being claim is valid and logical, considering this, if the information of the text could be used to support a claim the most suitable claim will be "Jonathan understands that he can live without things, but he cannot live without his family" because this claim is connected to the main idea of the text and therefore the text can be used to support this statement as Jonathan behavior portrays the importance of family over things.

answer is: d.because he was such a marginal player but was on several super bowl-winning teams, it's possible that harper let success go to his head.

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