Part a: which statement best expresses a theme in the story? a pursuing knowledge and bettering yourself is the best way to spend your time. b the desire to prove to others that you're right can lead to extreme actions. c greed and impulsive decisions can lead to huge consequences. d there is nothing worse than depriving someone of human contact.

Me read the letter. dear aunt mary, you for the wonderful painting. you are so talented! i was thrilled that you chose to paint horses. you must have remembered that i was crazy about horses when i was a little kid—and i still love them. i have hung the painting in my room so that i can see it every morning when i wake up. your loving niece, celia what makes this letter appropriate for its intended audience? it is written from the third-person point of view. it is concise and impersonal. its sentence structure is varied. its language is informal.