Read this excerpt from The Great Fire. Which statement best reflects the theme of this paragraph? The demand for carpenters and bricklayers soared, and farmers from as far away as 150 miles came to get jobs. Salaries also rose, with unskilled laborers commanding two dollars a day, while carpenters and bricklayers got anywhere from five dollars to ten dollars a day (amazing money back in 1871).

Some people are more helpful than others during a disaster.

After a negative event, some people take advantage of others.

It's possible to find positive outcomes, even after a negative event.

Some people hope disasters occur so they can benefit from them.

Not D

Explanation:

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  I believe the answer is C.  It just amkes the most sense out of all of the answers.  If wrong please let others know.  

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Explanation:

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker