Read the following story:
after many years of commanding a battleship in world
war ii, a naval officer returns home to find his old life
completely uninteresting. his friend asks him what color to
paint the garage. his wife asks him what brand of soap
they should buy. his kids ask him where they'll go for
vacation. he can't bring himself to care about any of it.
which is most clearly a general theme in the story?

Read this paragraph from a cause-and-effect essay. upwelling and el niño in normal years, the trade winds cause colder, nutrient-rich waters to rise to the ocean surface. this process is called “upwelling,” and it causes small fish called plankton to multiply. which rubric term or phrase would apply to the phrase “trade winds”? a. effect b. elaboration of a cause or effect c. transition between a cause and an effect d. cause