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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:

• Elena Redbird was a classical composer and citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
• Her compositions synthesize Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions.
• Redbird’s classical piece Songs for the River features a Lakota hymn.
• Redbird’s classical piece Moonlit Cedar incorporates a Tlingit box drum, a traditional Native instrument.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two classical compositions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Redbird’s composition Songs for the River features a Lakota hymn, while Moonlit Cedar incorporates a Tlingit box drum.

B

Redbird’s works synthesize Western classical music and elements of various Native musical traditions; for example, the classical piece Songs for the River features a Lakota hymn.

C

Redbird’s compositions synthesize Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions, such as a Lakota hymn.

D

Redbird’s Songs for the River features a Lakota hymn, and Moonlit Cedar incorporates a Tlingit box drum; as such, both synthesize Western classical music with elements of Native musical traditions.