The correct answer is it helps by stating the main idea developed in the paragraph.
Answer is ‘my effort was rewarded’
it refers to the writers beliefs
Answer:
They stand around positive people
They have a good mindset
They don't make excuses
They learn from their mistakes and try again
They do not give up no matter the circumstances
The kind of conjunction that would complete both blanks in the sentence is a correlative conjunction, which connects two balanced clauses, phrases, or words. So, any of these correlative conjunctions would do: either/or, neither/nor, both/and, etc.