The addition of which of the following sentences would create an effective paragraph?
dogs and cats are both fantastic pets. dogs are loving and playful. cats are clean and self-sufficient. dogs are sometimes hyper. both are effective communicators in their own right. either one would make any lucky owner happy.
a. both animals are fun.
b. cats are normally calm and resigned.
c. reptiles are good pets as well.
d. owners must teach pets how to act.

The correct answer is B. Cats are normally calm and resigned. First its important to identify what the authors purpose is in writing the paragraph. The purpose is to create an unbiased paragraph and we know this because the author states that both "Dogs and cat are fantastic pets" one is not better than the other. In the sentence preceding, the author gives an example of a personality trait of dogs that could be viewed as negative to a reader. It would only be unbiased of the writer to similarly include a sentence of a personality trait of cats that could be considered negative to those reading. Thus, "Cats are normally calm and resigned." would be the appropriate sentences to include to create an effective paragraph with the goal of being unbiased.

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover".