The answer to your question is option 'C', as the cause of Kareem not having breakfast is that he does not have time to do it.
Nature helped in both stories with the tree that absorbed tears and the pine tree that grew in the place of the boy that was sucked into the ground. The genres of both stories you could say are folk tale and lesson to be learned. There are metaphors and similes throughout both of the stories. You could say the tree that grew in place of the boy was a sign of the boy's former life. The tree that absorbed the girls tears took away all of her sadness.
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Almost without expectations: General crime is increasing. Violent crime increased between 1985 & 1990.
