Read the excerpt from keesha’s essay. everyone seems to have a favorite breed of dog, but the labrador retriever, with its many skills and natural friendliness, has always had a special place in my heart. labradors are widely regarded as highly intelligent and loyal. because of their personality, they are often valued as great family dogs. but the most fascinating thing about labradors is their hunting skills. what statement below would be the best example in a body paragraph to support the thesis of this paragraph? labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs. labradors can spend hours playing catch with their owners. labradors are popular with other dogs because of their friendliness. you can train labradors to hunt, but they are also great with children.

I think the answer is Labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs

hope that helps :)

The answer is option A.

Explanation:

In this question, Keesha's essay refers to the relationship between humans and Labrador retriever.

Option B is incorrect because the main idea doesn't refer to the amount of time these dogs can play with humans.

Option C is also incorrect because the essay doesn't seem to focus on the relationship between Labrador retrievers and other dogs.

D is also incorrect because even though it has the two main ideas, it gives more importance to the fact that Labradors are good to hunt.

On the other hand, A mentions that Labradors have been bred for hundreds of years to be loyal hunting dogs, putting the information as it is presented in Keesha's essay and respecting the importance of each.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

i think the answer is c. she can't feel happy because things are moving too quickly.