Question

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A whole new world
When she had opened this unusual gift, her father had mentioned that it might change the way she saw things. Tanisha didn’t have a clue what he meant. Her vision was fine, wasn’t it?

He had shown her how to focus the lens and what the different buttons were for. He also tried to show Tanisha how to read the “F stop” —whatever that was—but cut the explanation short when he saw Tanishas bored look. He suggested that she just “play around” with it. Tanisha had watched as he loaded the film in the back of the camera, carefully using the small lever to sing it around a small black cylinder. Snapping the cover shut,he handed it to her and told her to have fun.

Frankly, “playing” with an ancient camera seemed more like work than fun. Tanisha was accustomed to getting great photos on her camera in an instant. She loved using some of the software tools that allowed her to alter her photos by putting cute boarders around them or adding funny features to her friends’ faces.

This camera did, well… nothing.

Yet, Tanisha was intrigued by her father’s insistence on the camera value. Why didn’t he sell it, she wondered? When she had asked about this, her father had said that it wasn’t a “money thing.” Apparently, her grandfather had been a photographer, as well as her father—until he no longer had the time for it. With a sign, she swing her legs off the edge of her bed, stood up, and picked up the camera and it’s accompanying bag, both seeming to weigh half as much as she did! It was time to see if she could figure out what her father was talking about.

Hmm… what would be her first subject? She carefully brought the camera up to her face so she could see through the viewfinder, which looked like a little window. The gray sky, treetops,telephone wires, and a garbage came into her sight. These were. It suitable subjects, She brought the camera down father to look at the landscape surrounding her.
Living in New Mexico, one saw miles of scenery bathed in brown and green: pinion trees, juniper trees, and dirt. In her mind, that’s all there was. Not much to look at, let alone capture in a photo.

Tanisha walked slowly into the backyard where a few iris bulbs were beginning to emerge with the onset of spring. Still, there were no actual flowers to take advantage of for a photo. Her gaze slowed and perception narrowed until her eyes rested upon a rock.

Really? A rock? She second-guessed herself as she moved closer, thinking that she must be really desperate to settle on this for her picture. There was nothing remarkable about the color, size, or shape of it. But as she got down on her knees and examined the rock, a number of things caught her attention.

First, she found an imprint of a tiny plant embedded on the side of the rock. It was like the world’s smaller fern extending itself up and over the top. Next, she recognized some lichen—-
small patches of green fungi—covering various spots. She remembered her science teacher talking about the presence of lichen as a sign that the air is clean.

As she placed the rock back where it had previously been, she lay on her stomach and help up the camera. Realizing she wanted to capture the little fern imprint, she instinctively moved that side of the rock toward the light. She lay down again and help up the camera to her eye.
Focus,focus—there! She heard the “click” as her finger pressed the button to capture the photo.

After a half-dozen pictures of various sides of the rock, Tanisha say o the ground and carefully looked around her, inhaling deeply as her gaze softened. What else had she never noticed before? An ant crawled over her leg as a soft breeze blew, and with it the smells of new life—and an infinite number of subjects for future photos.


Part A
What is a theme that is developed in” A Whole New World”?
It is important to remember the past.
Beauty can be found where you least expect it.
Gifts are the universal symbol of kindness.
Life gets better as one gets older.

Part B
Which quotation from passage best supports the answer to Part A?
“But as she got down on her knees and examined the rock, a number of things caught her attention.”
“She occasionally took photos of other things like her cat, Hubble, and hamster, Mr.Lincoln.”
“First, she found an imprint of a tiny plant embedded on the side of the rock.”

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A:

Beauty can be found where you least expect it.

Part B:

"First, she found an imprint of a tiny plant embedded on the side of the rock." This quotation supports the theme that beauty can be found where you least expect it because Tanisha initially thought there was nothing remarkable about the rock, but upon closer examination, she discovered interesting details such as the tiny plant imprint and lichen covering. It shows that there can be beauty and value in the small and seemingly insignificant things, which is a key aspect of the theme.

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The theme that is developed in "A Whole New World" is that beauty can be found where you least expect it. Throughout the passage, Tanisha learns to appreciate the beauty and value of her surroundings through the use of an old camera that her father gave her. At first, she is skeptical about the camera's ability to enhance her photography, but as she explores her environment, she realizes that there is much more beauty in her surroundings than she had previously noticed.

The quotation that best supports this theme is "First, she found an imprint of a tiny plant embedded on the side of the rock." This quotation highlights the idea that even something as seemingly mundane as a rock can contain hidden beauty and value. Tanisha initially overlooks the rock as a potential subject for her photography, but upon closer examination, she discovers interesting details such as the tiny plant imprint and lichen covering. By paying attention to the small and seemingly insignificant things around her, Tanisha is able to find unexpected beauty and meaning in her environment.

Overall, the passage suggests that by opening ourselves up to new perspectives and ways of seeing, we can find beauty and value in unexpected places. This theme is relevant to our lives because it encourages us to appreciate the world around us and to seek out new experiences and perspectives that can help us find joy and meaning in our lives.