Which transition should the writer use to replace To start, to most logically connect the ideas in the paragraph? There are many reasons to adopt an animal from a shelter. Adopting saves lives and makes room for more animals to receive help. Adopting is less expensive than buying a pet, and shelter pets are often already trained and socialized. To start, adopting gives homeless animals a second chance in a loving home. And adopters gain a new best friend!
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Eliezer notices that mrs. schachter doesn’t seem affected by the optimism the other prisoners on the train feel when they hear what the two men who fetched water tell them. how does this contrast to develop one of the key themes in night? a.) this contrast illustrates that an unstable woman like mrs. schacher should not be heeded. b.) this contrast shows that an apparently insane person has correctly foreseen the real horrors that await them. c.) this contrast demonstrates that eliezer is too impressionable d.) this contrast revealed that mrs. schachter becomes an impediment to the prisoners attempts to remain hopeful.