read the passage.

we were glad that she had made a friend. we weren’t sure about the offhand attitude in which she ditched the presentation and us! besides, where was this trail, and just how safe was it?
which word or phrase provides a transition between the second and third sentences?

besides
where was
just how safe
and us!

Which statement best summarizes this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? and in imagination he began to recall the best moments of his pleasant life. but strange to say none of those best moments of his pleasant life now seemed at all what they had then seemed—none of them except the first recollections of childhood. there, in childhood, there had been something really pleasant with which it would be possible to live if it could return. but the child who had experienced that happiness existed no longer, it was like a reminiscence of somebody else.

Plz halp. which statements are true about theme? check all that apply. 1.) themes are observations about life. 2.) themes can be stated in a sentence. 3.) themes and topics are the same thing. 4.) themes are messages a text conveys about a topic. 5.) examples of themes include loyalty, corruption, and greed. 6.)themes are rarely stated directly and need to be inferred by the reader.

Why should college athletes should not get paid conclusion a. state the name in a new way: b. remind the audience why the issue matters