Which of these sentences from the passage most directly expresses the author's claim?

a. "we shouldn't worry too much, though, because it is precisely our mistakes that teach our children the most about life."

b. "if we give up trying to make the right decisions, they might get the message that we don't care about their future."

c. "we can take comfort in this much: we teach our children even when we're not trying to."

d. "shielding our children from [mistakes] by striving for perfection in our own parenting does them no favors."

d

Explanation: sheilding our children from these (mistakes) by striving for perfection in our own parenting does them no favors

d. "Shielding our children from [mistakes] by striving for perfection in our own parenting does them no favors."

Explanation:

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cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.

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