Which BEST describes William Hartsfield, Ivan Allen, Jr. and Ellis Arnall? (AKS40b, DOK2) A. They were all supporters of the civil rights movement. B. They were all Democrats who supported Jim Crow laws. C. They were all Republicans who ended the “New South” era. D. They were all Democrats who held progressive beliefs on race relations.

The theme of the story is about conquering your fears. Martin is afraid of the elevator for various reasons. He was afraid that he would get stuck in it or maybe it would fall. So he attempted to take the stairs, but his father said he was a coward and weak. If he took the stairs he would get hurt. Knowing he gets bullied at school. He wanted to prove he was strong. He forced himself to take the elevator. But then a fat woman got on with him. This drove his fear and anxiety of the elevator even more. "Maybe the elevator was having trouble because of how heavy he was; What if we got stuck between floors? What if it fell?" (Sleator Paragraph 19). He almost got off but he couldn't reach the buttons. We watched as he tried very hard to conquer his fear. He ended up somehow getting off eventually as the woman somehow always managed to catch him on the elevator. But as he took the stairs he hurt his legs and got crutches. Forcing him to take the elevator. But of course, there she was. The main idea was conquering your fears for yourself and not others.

For the second paragraph, it's more personal, and I don't know your life. But as a general theme of everyone. You can say:

I relate to this story because when I was young I had a huge fear of . My parents/guardian helped me to overcome it by .  Or I had a fear of and because I got bullied by it, I . We all have a fear of something. And it's important to overcome it so that you don't miss out on life. And you can be prepared for anything. As people, we can do anything. One of the hardest feats is to overcome fear. Overcome fear, overcome the hardships of life.

Hope this helps.