Benjamin Franklin-poor Richards Almanack
Charles Brockden Brown-Edgar Huntly
Thomas Paine -common sense 
Washington Irving-The sketchbook of Geoffrey
        
             
        
        
        
The theme that best established the conflict in this passage is: 
Advances in technology can lead to devastation.
 In a way the author tries to explain that  even with our incredible technological advances and superior knowledge, the gods can have the possibility of destroying themselves with nuclear weapons. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
 I believe B. is the answer
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Answer:
Correct answer is B
Explanation:
The other answer choices have irrelevant details or are missing key pieces of information
A - not correct because it doesn't include the fact that she fell down and couldn't stop
C - not correct because it doesn't include the part of the story where Mariana interacted with her dad
D - not correct because it doesn't include the part where she fell down and couldn't stop the bike
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