Read the passage:

one day, soon after this, the little bird fluttered up against the windowpane and beat his wings against it in vain effort to get out. a new idea seized the young prince. he took up a golden jar, went to the window, and struck on one of the checkered panes of glass with all his force.

"you shall be free, even if i cannot be," he said to the bird. two or three strong blows shivered the small pane, and the bird swept out into the free air beyond.

"ah, my pretty one, how glad i am that you are free at last! " cried the prince, watching the flight of his fellow prisoner. his face was bright with glad, unselfish joy.

which theme does this passage develop?

a. be kind to animals

b. others often brings greater joy than ourselves.

c. selfishness

d. greed

Which statements are universal themes associated with this topic? select three options. when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent. the path from innocence to experience can be long and difficult. one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication. the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes. protecting the innocence of others prevents them from taking risks in their lives.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

Thomas paine's common sense convicted colonists to