This is the thesis to an essay: “a theme from both ‘broken chain’ and ‘fish cheeks’ is that you can always count on your family.” which quote from “broken chain” would you select to support that thesis?
a. “and his father, who was puro mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad, and call him ‘sissy.’”
b. “sunday morning, ernie and alfonso stayed away from each other, though over breakfast they fought over the last tortilla.”
c. “now he had to face sandra and say, ‘i broke my bike, and my stingy brother took off on his.’”
d. “alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. what a brother! what a pal! he promised to take ernie’s turn next time it was his turn to do the dishes.”

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "two kinds"?

Type the correct answer in the box. spell all words correctly. certain species of insects introduced accidentally in a forest are destroying all the douglas fir trees in that forest. the wood of these trees is extensively used for construction. in order to control the damage caused by these insects, the forestry department decided to introduce the moth caterpillar in the forest. these caterpillars are natural predators of the insects. which method did the forestry department implement to control the invasive species? the forestry department implemented a(n) control method.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir