I believe its A. In a compare and contrast writing, two subjects are being compared and contrasted. Depending on how you organize your writing, you can talk about one subject first and then the other.
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The story ends with Jonas discovering a village in Elsewhere during a snowy night and sledding down a hill towards a warm cabin with Gabe, which happens to be the first memory he experienced. The reader is left with a sense of hope that Jonas and Gabe will start a new life in the unknown village in Elsewhere.
Explanation:
I think you're talking about a participal phrase.
Ex:Awakened by the blaring horns,Aaron looked out the window.
This is more of a psychology question than an English question, but coping mechanisms in general are all used to deal with stress. Stress covers a variety of influences as anything that affects one's mental or physical state.
