Read the passage.

"we will bear no weapons against you, but we leave you to your gold. you may eat that, if you will! "

which theme does this quotation from one of the lake men support?

a.one will not part with that which is rightfully his.

b.friendship is more important than wealth.

c.one may have more strength within himself than he realizes.

d.perseverance pays off in the end.

A). One will not part with that which is rightfully his.

Explanation:

Theme is exemplified as the central idea that binds/unifies a literary text and is reflected by the author either directly or indirectly.

In the given passage from one of the lake men, the theme that is being supported by this quotation would be 'one will not part with that which is rightfully his' as reflected by the phrase 'we leave you to your gold', 'you may eat that, if you will'. The speaker pays emphasis on not giving up 'what belongs to him rightfully' and thus adopts a protective or conservative tone for his 'reasonable part'. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

The correct answer is B. Paragraphs 2 and 3

Explanation:

In writing, a counterclaim refers to a claim or position that contradicts the one supported by the author of a text and that is used by the author to strengthened his argument especially by including evidence and reasons to refute the counterclaims. In the text presented, the author aims at explaining if people want to volunteer or help others there are alternatives to "volunteer plus travel".

For doing this, the author of this text includes evidence that support his position but also two counterclaims the first one is "Most would agree that volunteering, in general, is a worthy use of time" in paragraph 2 that is refuted by suing arguments that explain voluntourism supports explosion of animals and children and the second counterclaim is "traveling to new places builds character and is a valuable way to learn about different cultures" in paragraph 3 that is refute by showing most volunteering focuses on selfish reasons. Thus, the counterclaims are addressed in paragraph 2 and 3.