Which statment best evaluates this response to the writing prompt?

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Explanation: Middle school is a time students first begin to figure out who they are, to begin to have more of a say in the direction of their lives.  Interests change and begin to develop.  Offering physical outlets in the form of organized sports at a middle school level helps students form new friendships, develop confidences that haven't begun to emerge and navigate competition and conflict in settings that are for the first time, away from watchful parental eyes.  Some of these same students will begin to hone physical skills that will lead to championship games and records building pride in community and connections in the community. These same students may begin to form attachments and feelings for their home towns that they will nurture as financially successful adults; helping fund programs in these same communities or volunteering in them as adults.  Competitive and organized sports can lead to educational opportunities some students could simply not afford, what better idea than to help these students nurture talent that will grow into opportunity for them.

can you copy and paste what selections you read? the answer is based off of that.

in the short story the slip-over sweater by jesse stuart, the main character and narrator shan is friends with grace, an intelligent girl he has known since childhood and with whom he used to be in love.

at the beginning of the story, shan believes he’s no longer in love with grace, but loves jo-anne instead. in order to buy a slip-over sweater and have jo-anne wear it so that the other students would know she loved him too, shan takes a loan at the bank.

while jo-anne is wearing shan’s sweater, his friend grace starts to wear another popular boy’s one, roy’s sweater. because of that, the other students begin to pay attention to grace and compliment her perseverance and effort. they admire her for walking 5 miles to school every day, despite the weather, and still getting the best grades. shan, who knows all of that for a fact, says, as the narrator, ‘and i knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak.’ he compares his friend’s strength – not only physical, but also of character – to an oak tree, whose wood is known for being sturdy.

as the story goes on, shan changes his behavior out of concern for the debt he has to pay at the bank. his new girlfriend jo-anne never asks him what is wrong nor offers any sort of . instead, she breaks up with shan for not being as fun as she thought he was supposed to be. grace, however, not only asks about shan’s problem, but him make the money he needs. shan can’t but notice how different the girls are and what a wonderful person grace is.   even though he used to find jo-anne prettier at the beginning of the story, he now says, ‘grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in april, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy.’ his comparing grace to a mountain or something that exists on a mountain (such as a mountain oak or daisy) certainly has important meaning since shan loves the mountain and everything about it and he knows the mountain thoroughly. shan also loves and knows grace as completely as he does the mountain.