Which of the following describes one of the central ideas of the text?

a
the effects of hawking’s disease on his body have not stopped him from making discoveries that have changed the way we understand the universe.
b
since developing als, hawking has stepped back from physics to focus more on contributing to disability rights.
c
in the first few years following his diagnosis of als, hawking was too disheartened by his new limitations to contribute to disability rights or physics.
d
while hawking’s mind continues to be sharp, his disease has prevented him from communicating his ideas to others.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.