Answer: B. Parents try to give children what they can to help them have a better life.
Explanation:
The option that identifies the theme of the text is that "Parents try to give children what they can to help them have a better life".
The detail from the text that supports the answer is when it was stated that there was nothing to give the child except the things regarding who he was and also where he came from. Since his pappy did something, he can do something as well.
C
) by arguing that the event should celebrate Lincoln and not just the library.
Explanation:
He first thanked the people that helped building the library and then said that "We gather here today not to celebrate a building. We gather to celebrate a man.
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