Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. When Don had a few pops in him, which was frequently, he felt the urge to fight even more... He
had taken his first drink in fifth grade, and by the time he was a senior had built up quite a
reputation for drinking. There was nothing exceptional about that in Odessa, where kids drank
freely, often with the tacit blessing of their parents, who saw it as a part of the macho mentality of
the place.
Which of the following themes is revealed in the below paragraph?
The cyclical nature of destructive behaviors
O The negative effects of social and parental pressure
The divisive effects of bigotry and racism
The "brotherhood" found in sports

the thesis statement : d

true

explanation:

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and walked in with his head held high.

1. he leaned on the wall and observed me carefully.

2. his harsh scrutiny made me self-conscious of my skills in the lab.

3. perhaps it was just me, but the air in the laboratory began to thicken as i found myself having difficulty to breathe.

4. i turned to look at him fully as i mentally prepared myself for what my very first words would be to thomas edison.

5. the next couple of seconds shocked me. it wasn't me who spoke, but rather him and with diction i could never think of using in a simple sentence.

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hey, sorry if this was bad, i really didn't know what to write but i wanted to you. is there anything that you had to include within the excerpt?

it states the claim