Which is a theme that can be across multiple cultures, time periods, and genres?

a. all people are interested only in themselves.

b. the person with the least confidence can find confidence within

c. stubbornness can lead to extreme wealth.

d. displaying bravery and wisdom leads to high honors.

Study the graph and then complete the analysis of the data by filling in the missing information.

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of the story?