An important aspect of a theme is that it is "universal" which means it can be applied beyond the story itself. Compare and contrast how Mercury and the Workmen portrays the importance of honesty to how another story shows the importance of honesty.

Paolo is writing a personal narrative about how he overcame his fear of heights by riding a roller coaster. he is working on his thesis statement. which of the following sentences would be the best thesis statement?

It was said that my new york license plates would arouse interest and perhaps questions, since they were the only outward identifying marks i had. and so they did – perhaps twenty or thirty times in the whole trip. but such contacts followed an invariable pattern, somewhat as follows: local man: “new york, huh? ” me: "yep." local man: “i was there in nineteen thirty-eight – or was it thirty-nine? alice, was it thirty-eight or thirty-nine we went to new york? " alice: "it was thirty-six. i remember because it was the year alfred died.” local man: "anyway, i hated it. wouldn't live there if you paid me.” what is the purpose of this conversation in travels with charley? to show that most people in the united states hate new york to show that most people in the united states visit new york to show that most people do not treat the author differently because he is from new york to show that being from new york disrupts the author’s relationships with the people he meets

How many speedboats are there in the avakin life's paradise island social spot?