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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis
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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Lighthouses send out crucial light signals to help ships and other watercraft navigate at night.
  • Before automation, lighthouses were run by lighthouse keepers.
  • Betsy Morrow Humphrey was the lighthouse keeper at Monhegan Island Light in Maine.
  • She held this position from 1862 to 1880.
  • Thelma Austin was the lighthouse keeper at Point Fermin Light in California.
  • She held this position from 1925 to 1941.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two lighthouse keepers. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
As the lighthouse keeper at Point Fermin Light, Thelma Austin helped watercraft navigate at night.
B
From 1862 to 1880, the nighttime waters of Maine were made more navigable thanks to Betsy Morrow Humphrey.
C
Betsy Morrow Humphrey worked as a lighthouse keeper in an earlier century than did Thelma Austin.
D
Betsy Morrow Humphrey and Thelma Austin both played crucial roles in ensuring safe navigation for watercraft in past centuries.