Read the passage:

one day, soon after this, the little bird fluttered up against the windowpane and beat his wings against it in vain effort to get out. a new idea seized the young prince. he took up a golden jar, went to the window, and struck on one of the checkered panes of glass with all his force.

"you shall be free, even if i cannot be," he said to the bird. two or three strong blows shivered the small pane, and the bird swept out into the free air beyond.

"ah, my pretty one, how glad i am that you are free at last! " cried the prince, watching the flight of his fellow prisoner. his face was bright with glad, unselfish joy.

which theme does this passage develop?

a. be kind to animals

b. others often brings greater joy than ourselves.

c. selfishness

d. greed

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

explanation:

the answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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