The answer is B: clearly take a side.
A thesis statement is the main point or central message that writers include at the beginning of their writings since it explains the main ideas they are going to develop in the rest of the essay.
In every thesis statement not only does the writer include the topic of the essay but he/she also presents a comment or statement that tells the readers the writer’s position in relation to the topic being discussed; that is, if the writer is for or against the topic he/she is going to develop later.
In this thesis statement the writer has included the main idea that he/she is going to develop in the essay (that is, the effect too much television has on children), and he/she has also included the two opposite viewpoints regarding the topic. However, he/she has forgotten to include his/her opinion: Does he/she agree or not?
So, in order to improve this thesis, the writer must take a side.
In the body of the essay, the writer can include his/her reasons for being for or against the topic and he/she can even include quotes and statistics from different sources in order to support his/her ideas. They do not need to be included in the thesis statement.
C. Tell the editor-in-chief about her relationship to the pilot, and ask that the story be assigned to another reporter.
Answer:
He carves tombstones.
Explanation:
Any inscriptions like "Sacred to the Memory of" will only refer to any form of memory or epithet that suggests a death. And so when a stone-cutter has inscriptions on objects, with the lines "sacred to the memory of", first thing we get to know is that he carves tombstones. This writing of inscriptions on objects does not have anything related to making or selling of furniture, nor does it shows/ means he attend the local church or he is a generous man. Only these inscriptions are used in cases of deaths or anything related to it, and these inscriptions are most popularly seen in tombstones and graves. Thus, the suggestion that the stone-cutter carves tombstones best gives the reason for the inscriptions.