Read the excerpt from Article A. An adult sea otter's coat can contain up to 1 billion individual hairs! These hairs form a protective, waterproof layer, which traps air and provides insulation.

Select the best paraphrase of this excerpt.

a
The sea otter's coat has up to 1 billion hairs that form a protective coat.

b
The sea otter's plentiful hair protects and insulates the animal.

c
The hair forms a protective, waterproof layer that provides insulation.

d
A pup or baby sea otter has far fewer hairs to insulate and protect it.

Which situation might occur in a conflict of character versus nature? a. a society disapproves of a character's behavior. b. a character suffers from a serious illness and eventually dies. c. two characters argue over a difference of opinion. d. a character is unable to decide on his opinion of another character.

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

If you were making a persuasive speech about how students should take creative writing every year they are in school, which sentence would most effectively support that argument?