The story involves creation from nothing. => <span>In the beginning there were no animals or humans, plants or trees. God uttered a command and the world began. (This is the biblical story of creation which was the sole product of God's word or Logos.)
</span>The story depicts a small amount of earth expanding, resulting in the origin of Earth. => <span>When there was no Earth, a gigantic cormorant dived into the water in search of food. When it returned to the surface, a small lump of mud sticking to its beak fell on the water. The lump grew until it brought up some mud that later became an island. The island grew into Earth. (This is a Mayan creation myth.)
</span>The story tells how natural forces interact to begin creation. => <span>Once upon a time, the Sky and his younger brother, the Sea, got into a sword fight. The sparks from their swords formed the planets.</span>
Answer:
1: c) The student is qualifying the author's claim.
2: b) The student is challenging the author's claim.
Explanation:
Qualifying a Claim
It means, making a claim factually more correct, and persuading those to agree who earlier had disagreed with the claim.
The phrases<em> "Americans seem to be equally attracted" </em>and <em>"thus only partially fulfilling"</em> clearly show that the student is not challenging the author's claims nor is he defending it. But he is trying to make the claim factually correct and acceptable to those who disagreed with author's claims. Student's perspective is very clear. He has clearly conveyed his point of view.
Challenging a Claim:
As the term shows, it means to make the entire claim doubtful or clearly challenging its validity.
The phrases "just because numerous news outlets are available does not mean that Americans are interested" and "It is more likely that they are tuned into sitcoms, cartoons, and reality shows." indicate that the student is making the author's claims doubtful. He has raised a question over its validity.
The student is very clear in pointing out the flaw in author's claim.
Answer: Her reverie passed quickly and she seemed unsettled by it.
Explanation: She was roused from her reverie from the talk of the maids in the next room (which was their room) and by the sound of their fast footsteps going to the back porch.
Answer:
the answers in order would be, to, too and two, two, to, too
