Which theme is found in this story?
the lucky ticket a man was walking home from work late one evening when he spotted a bright blue piece of paper on the pavement. looking closer, he realized that it was a lottery ticket. he grabbed it and went home at once. he was skeptical about winning lotteries. even so, he switched on his tv to watch the announcement of the winning lottery numbers. as the announcer read each number, the man’s heart began to beat faster. every single number announced was on the ticket he had found. when the announcer called out the last number, the man could not believe his ears. he had won $20 million! he jumped up with joy and began skipping around his house. he thought about all the things he was going to buy with the lottery money. while hopping around with excitement, he hit his leg on a table, tripped, and fell facedown. he woke up with a start and realized that he was in bed. he fumbled around in his sleep looking for the ticket. it was only then that he realized he’d been dreaming! the lottery ticket wasn’t real. with a groan, he lay back down and cursed his bad

a.
it’s very easy to get money without working hard.
b.
some things are too good to be true.
c.
people make their own luck.
d.
dreams almost never come true.
e.
the desire for wealth makes a person greedy.

Answer is C

Explanation:

The answer is C because in the title it says "The LUCKY Ticket* So thats already a clue its C. Then, take a look at the paragraph. Whats it all about? Luck and lotteries. So my guess would be C. Its not A, they obviously dont want you to teach that its easy to get money without working hard (because it isn't) B is not the answer because yes, some things are too good to be true but that is not what they are implying. D is incorrect because dreams can come true. You have to work hard. And E after all is true but that is not what they are implying.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

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