Which of the following best states a theme common to both the memoir “An Unlikely Star” and the poem “Fat is Not a Fairy Tale”?

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.