There was nothing in the house to demand care, to claim attention, to cumber my consciousness with it's insistent, unchanging companionship.
<u>Explanation:</u>
This line in the passage shows that the things in the house are a burden. There was nothing in the house that could give care or attention to the people and were all materialistic things.
All this tells us that the things were not to be with the people and were all materialistic. They could not give companionship, love and care to the people and were only considered as a burden.
The man, the dog, and the cat all sit down at the bar and the bartender says "What can I get you?" The dog looks squarely at the bartender and says I'll take a vodka, the guy will take a water, and the cat will take a scotch." The bartender looks absolutely shocked at the dog and says "This is AMAZING! You're a dog that can talk..." The guy looks at the bartender, and says "Don't be fooled, the cat is a ventriloquist."
A claim of fact makes a statement about something that can be proved or disproved with factual evidence. However, keep in mind the basic quality of claims, that they have to be debatable, and offer an assertion about an issue.
