The most important characteristic of your conclusion is that it
Select one:

Restates your thesis (controlling idea)

Restates your opinion about your topic

Establishes you as an authority on your topic

Influences your reader to support your side of the issue

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

Stress generally occurs when someone? a.becomes overconfident b.disregards others c.feels overwhelmed