I believe that the message the author is trying to convey in this excerpt is that humans need to take action to end further destruction of the natural environment, because if they don't, more and more species will disappear.
D. Is correct. The thesis statement is what your entire essay/paper will be about!
Odysseus is speaking. He is saying this to Nausicaa saying that she looks like a goddess.
1. eerie
2. virtually
3. footage
4. assassinated
5. debris
6. screech
7. assignment
8. evidence
9. scratch
10. launched