Answer:
Because America existed long before Columbus arrived. When him and their ships landed here, they did not discover a land, they took it. They stole their gold, raped their women and eventually destroyed all of the original culture, imposing the european way of living.
Answer:
What exactly do you need?
B
That has to be right or it would have to be
A
Explicit means "stated clearly"
Answer:
I'd imagine the correct answer is<em> the third one</em>, "The story illustrates that growing up can be a painful experience".
Explanation:
Well, numbers 2 and 4 just explain the story's setting, they don't really demonstrate the story's main theme or lesson. Number 1 is, like, super vague as well. Like, it could be describing a million different stories. Number 3, however, <u>displays the story's main theme</u> and has a statement that <u>can be backed up with evidence</u> from that story. So, the sentence that best shows a strong thesis statement is the third statement.