Because the theme statement can't be used with other stories/ it's too specific.
He had great confidence in American Business. He believed that it was not only prosperous
but stable. It was something that would
provide not only for you but generations to come. He was probably shocked and traumatized when
the Depression hit as many Americans suddenly found themselves struggling to
make ends meet.
I believe it is personification because he is giving the sand the ability to stretch and to be alone which sand cannot do.
In the process of argumentative writing, or any research, a very important step, aside from creating a claim and collecting the data to support this claim, is the creation of the counterclaim. A counterclaim is literally the way in which a writer contemplates that his argument, or claim, may be wrong, or partially wrong, and this adds veritability and trustworthiness to a research process because it shows that the writer did not just use his/her point of view and research to lay a claim, but considered other options as well and considered the fact that his/her statement may be untrue. What is important to consider, when building a counterclaim, however, it is important to consider all the points established by other writers, researchers or people in general. The correct answer would be C, because when doing research, a writer must consider all the facts, both that support and detract, from the claim in order to make his/her text balanced and not biased.
