Match the theme to the excerpt from things fall apart.

1. religion
"obierika was a man who thought about things … why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? "
2. gender
"a man’s life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors."
3. tradition vs. change
"the crime was of two kinds, male and female."
4. fear
"sometimes [egwugwu] turned round and chased those men, and they ran for their lives."

An effective thesis statement will reflect . . 1) possible weaknesses in your own argument. 2) possible weaknesses in your opponent's argument. 3) the type of document--or genre--you plan to write. 4) your attitudes about aquatic mammals

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community

There is nothing miniscule about our --let alone our universe.