Read the paragraph. Desert tortoises are designed to thrive in their environment. Their front legs are flat like paddles, which helps them dig. They make burrows to sleep in and for protection. Their back legs are short and sturdy to help them evenly distribute their body weight and walk in sand.

An inference that can be made from this paragraph is that desert tortoises have natural enemies that they must hide from.

Which response provides the most effective support for this inference?

A) Desert tortoises make burrows to sleep in and for protection.

B) Desert tortoises are designed to thrive in their environment.

C) Desert tortoises have front legs that are flat like paddles.

D) Desert tortoises can walk in sand because of their legs.

Between A and B

Explanation: Both seem like logical choices, yet,  B make most sense because it gives way to the theory of evolution or creation. Whichever, an individual may believe in.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”