In the period 1880-1914, several long-term political, economic, social, and cultural developments culminated in World War I, which lasted from 1914 to 1918. Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which the First World War changed the nature of conflict among states.
i need a thesis statement

the answer is d) the impatience of ordinary people

in "the bass, the river, and   sheila mant" the young narrator experiences a first date rite of passage. he takes sheila to the cinema by boat. she thinks fishing is stupid, so he hides the fishing rod and misses to catch a large bass. eventually, he regrets letting the bass go after sheila goes back home with another guy.

in the poem "oranges," the teen narrator goes on his first date with a girl. it is winter time, and they walk to the drugstore together. there he buys the girl a chocolate. when they leave, they hold hands, and just release them to open the chocolate and peel the orange the boy has in his pocket.