The decay of beauty.
These two literary works both talk about women and femininity. Plath's poem is a depressive account of a mirror which sees nothing but the opposite wall, and every morning the face of a woman appears, searching for signs of aging. However, that woman was first a girl, and now she becomes an old woman. The decay of beauty is the main indicator of transience, which drowns the meaning of life.
In Welty's Petrified Man the decay of beauty is also not the central motif. The story is about the triviality of small people's lives in a small American town. Nothing really happens. Two women talk about trifles of their everyday lives. But the motif appears when Leota and Mrs. Fletcher talk about the latter's hair falling out.
Be patient. That is one of the most important things. Treat the kids with respect (not to the point of being a pushover- you are the adult ofc) and they will treat you with respect most of the time. Think back to when you were in that grade and think of the things you hated doing, because most likely those kids now won’t like them either. Try to incorporate fun things into your lessons, no one is going to learn things in a class that makes you want to fall asleep. You probably already know all these things, but this is coming from a current student :)
the answer is c. we're all prejudiced to some degree, even though we're unaware of it.
I think its between c and d
