It actually began as a way to prevent strong emotional
attachments. Couples were assigned for the sole purpose
of species survival. Children were reassigned to new
families regularly. The Puppeteers went to great lengths to
make sure we were isolated and fractured. But what they
hadn't counted on was that this common tragedy would
unite us – that instead of turning against one another, we
would rally together. I was not allowed to raise my own son
and daughter. But I would do my best to love and raise
every displaced son and daughter who came through my
home.
Which two central ideas in this story are most closely related?
O A. Abuse of power and the potential of technology
O B. The universal need for acceptance and family
dynamics
O C. Government control and the resilience of the human
spirit
O D. The limits of human endurance and personal identity

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.