Read “once i saw the mountains angry,” by stephen crane. once i saw mountains angry, and ranged in battle-front. against them stood a little man; aye, he was no bigger than my finger. i laughed, and spoke to one near me, "will he prevail? " "surely," replied this other; "his grandfathers beat them many times." then did i see much virtue in grandfathers— at least, for the little man who stood against the mountains. which best describes the theme of this poem? people are more powerful than elements of nature. people can find strength by understanding past generations. people are arrogant in their belief that they are stronger than nature. people who are resilient are able to act courageously.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.