Activity In this activity you’ll create a multimedia presentation that analyzes the theme and conflict in one of these short stories: "A Runaway Whale" by Captain O. G. Fosdick

Part A Based on the reading selection you chose, create a thesis statement. The thesis statement should show how the main conflict in the story helps to get across the main theme of the story.

Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?