The correct answer to this open question is the following.
I think the values that are common in American culture are the following.
I think the most important one is freedom. Freedom is one of the better-known characteristics of the United States around the world. "The land of the free," as it is said in the US National Hymn. This means so much for the American people and can be considered as a foundation of the country.
Another value is competition. American people are very competitive in many areas. And this can be shown in sports, for instance. American Olympic team always finish in the first or second place in the Olympic games in total medals, and gold medals. This value came from the first American colonies and the need to compete to survive.
Other values are perseverance and hard work to be wealthy. The goal that every American aspires for. Through hard work, US citizens know that they can be rich if they commit themselves to hard work and perseverance.
The sentence has two clauses: "Please watch the babies" and "while Mother takes a nap". (You didn't underline a clause so I'm going to explain both of them).
First Clause: "Please watch the babies"
This is an independent clause. You can identify independent clauses when you read it and it has a full idea already. It can stand without another clause to back it up.
Second Clause: "while Mother takes a nap"
This is a subordinate clause. Subordinate clauses usually start with a conjunction. You'll see that the given clause starts with "while", which is a conjunction.
This question is about the poem "No Man is an Island", by John Donne.
Answer:
The statement that best describes a theme of the poem is:
C. Everyone and everything in the world is connected as part of a larger whole.
Explanation:
No wonder the title of the poem says no man is an island. We are all connected; we are a continent, a family. If one of us dies, no matter where in the world, all the rest of us should grieve, according to the speaker. We are a part of a larger whole. No man is truly isolated for all men are a part of humankind:
<em>[...]any man's death diminishes me,
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<em>because I am involved in mankind.
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<em>And therefore never send to know for whom
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<em>the bell tolls;</em>
<em>it tolls for thee.</em>
Because they tell him that they were arrested for singing.
