PART A: Which statement identifies the main theme of the short story a sound of thunder? A It is impossible to predict and prepare for every possible outcome, no matter how careful you are. B Humans tend to be careless in their treatment of the environment and unaware of the consequences of their actions. C Everything that has taken place in the past is intricately connected, and one small action can have major consequences. D Technology should be used to advance the world, and should not be wasted on trivial leisure pursuits.

The correct answer is C:  Everything that has taken place in the past is intricately connected, and one small action can have major consequences.

Explanation:

In "A Sound of a Thunder", the author describes how all events from the past are connected and tries to explain the possible ripple effect that one alteration could have on the future. He also tries to send a strong message to the readers, by explaining how one event from the present can affect our future.

He supports the claim of his story by the fact that even the death of a single butterfly can alter the world as its death drastically changes the development of the language and influences on important presidential elections..

source text: from the sketch here given it will be seen, that our good grandmothers differed considerably in their ideas of a fine figure, from their scantily dressed descendants of the present day. a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. nor were they the less admired by the gentlemen in consequence thereof. on the contrary, the greatness of a lover's passion seemed to increase in proportion to the magnitude of its object—and a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. certain it is, that in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen - - the reason of which i conclude to be, either that the hearts of the gentlemen have grown larger, or the persons of the ladies smaller — this however is a question for physiologists to determine. add punctuation to the following excerpt. writing under the name of diedrich knickerbocker washington irving aimed his potent satire at as diverse topics as political rivals such as thomas jefferson to the very ideal of looking back on the past affectionately: a fine lady, in those times, waddled under more clothes even on a fair summer's day, than would have clad the whole bevy of a modern ball room. a voluminous damsel, arrayed in a dozen of petticoats, was declared by a low-dutch sonnetteer of the province, to be radiant as a sunflower, and luxuriant as a full blown cabbage. in those days, the heart of a lover could not contain more than one lady at a time; whereas the heart of a modern gallant has often room enough to accommodate half a dozen

she doesnt want to fail her mother again

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