Answer:
D
Explain:
Roses, flowers, plants in general have a really hard time growing in the cracks of concrete. Since the rose has bloomed in a crack of concrete (Which is difficult) it's explaining how the rose didn't give up and proved nature wrong.
The answers honestly vary but I'll say.
Temperature (degree of heat and cold)
Winds (their movement and direction)
Rainfall (its causes and its seasons).
The sentence from the introduction paragraph that serves as the author's thesis is: "<em>Yet key technological developments caused a rapid growth in American urban areas</em>."
A thesis statement is, by definition, the sentence that captures the main idea and your point of view on it on your article.
The sentence that I believe best represents what the author meant to present to the readers is one that briefly explains his view on the topic mentioned in the title, which is the positive effect of technological advancements on a city's growth.
You can use the clues "It only gets worse" and "the purpose of holidays" to infer the definition of the word.
Also, the prefix "de" means "do the opposite of", and "construct" means, to put something together, or build it up.
So you can infer that "deconstruct" means to take apart or break.
Hope this wasn't too confusing, comment the correct answer.
