We can figure out a theme of a story by paying attention to:

a. the characters
b. the events in a story
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above

he chooses to climb mount everest and decided not to any more due to the 1,000s of people making a line on the mountion

explanation:

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

hey! what was the rest of the question?