Answer:
B. They have a tendency to talk about themselves.
Explanation:
According to the stated paragraph and sentence, the narrator mentions how he and his cousins won't stop talking about themselves as they try to keep up the illusion by mentioning names and casting fringes on their family connection.
Therefore, the narrator suggests that he and his cousins have a tendency to talk about themselves.
Answer:
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH
Explanation:
Due to the nature of an essay the thesis statement is generally always in the first paragraph, in this case the very first line is the thesis statement.
Answer:
They include;
Anger, Fear, sadness, shame, Lack of sleep, anxiety, dependence on drugs, etc.
Explanation:
A disaster is a natural event that happens unexpectedly to cause great ruin and loss. A pandemic is an example of a disaster as it involves the sudden spread of a disease which results in sickness and mass death. The recent pandemic is an example. When things like this happen, common feelings and reactions to them include;
1. Sadness because we or our loved ones are passing through pain. Some of those known to us might have also died from the disaster.
2. Anger at the people whose actions resulted in the disaster.
3. Fear of we getting affected by the disaster or a reoccurrence of the disaster.
4. Shame: Because we lost possessions, jobs, or were infected by the disease in cases of pandemics.
5. Anxiety because we are unsure of the future.
6. Dependence on drugs to help us cope with the disaster and temporarily relieve ill feelings.
7. Lack of sleep because we become restless and are filled with anxious thoughts.
