One of the themes
is change is not always a good thing because the from the beginning of the story, the girls are being told to change into civilized human beings and forget all of their tradition and natural wolf instincts. They are being told to change who they are.
The sunspot has a central dark area which is called the Umbra, which appears dark because it's cooler than the rest of the sun's surface, with some lighter spots, and that center is surrounded by a lighter filamentary area, called the Penumbra, that flows outward. Hope this helps!:)<span />
Answer: Tara would have sung in the competition if she had not gotten sick.
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