Which statement offers the best comparison of the speakers' feelings about snakes in "The Black Snake" and "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass"? In "The Black Snake," the speaker doesn't feel strongly one way or another, while the speaker of "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" is focused on protecting them.

In "The Black Snake," the speaker wants to eliminate snakes, while the speaker of "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" appreciates them because they control pests.

The speaker of "The Black Snake" is frightened of snakes, while the speaker of "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" adores them.

The speaker of "The Black Snake" is excited about snakes, while the speaker of "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" is afraid of them.

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

what are the following?

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader

answers may vary, but my guess based on my personal education it has alwats been 3 or 4