Which rebuttal best addresses the counterclaim?
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CD
CD
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TEPE
U However, learning to play an instrument is not
necessarily important for every student
However, learning to play an instrument has been
proven to improve grades and test performance.
O However, most marching band members also get a
** great amount of exercise and establish lifelong
friendships.
However, most marching band members learn to play
only one instrument during their band years.

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your answer is a) the metaphor suggests that the poetic themes are serious and dark.

collins is comparing the poem to a dark room. he is suggesting that the poems theme is serious and wants you to understand it. you don't need to understand the poet in order to understand the poem. you also don't need to move around while reading it. he is simply saying the poem has a dark and serious theme.

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a omg *hides wit stranger*

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle is the lithosphere.     answer   crust and outer part of the mantle.