Read the introductory paragraph. the elegant luxury liner titanic was “the queen of the seas” in its time. designed with state-of-the-art technology, it was thought to be practically unsinkable. what could have caused the massive steamship to founder off the freezing coast of newfoundland on its first atlantic voyage in 1912? research indicates that there were two main causes for the titanic disaster: human error and design defects. which sentence in this paragraph is the thesis statement that the writer will attempt to prove in the essay? a. “research indicates that there were two main causes for the titanic disaster: human error and design defects." b. “what could have caused the massive steamship to founder off the freezing coast of newfoundland on its first atlantic voyage in 1912? " c. “the elegant luxury liner titanic was the 'queen of the seas' in its time." d. “designed with state-of-the-art technology, it was thought to be practically unsinkable."

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

dioneo just might be like one of your friends. he is a good looking guy that can say whatever he want and get away with it. he's brings life because he can sing and play the lute. he is also dangerous because he can convince you to do anything for him because his wit is so sharp, you can not resist. dioneo is determined to take the next logical step and initiate a small campaign for freedom of speech. he does this by begging to be released from telling stories that conform to the daily theme. then, during his own time, he chooses a themes that are scandalous and he gets the response he expects.