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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.
  • Esther O’Neill was the lighthouse keeper at Concord Point Light in Maryland.
  • She held this position from 1863 to 1881.
  • Fannie May Salter was the lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light in Maryland.
  • She held this position from 1925 to 1947.
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
From 1863 to 1881, the nighttime waters of Maryland were made more navigable thanks to Esther O’Neill.
B
As the lighthouse keeper at Turkey Point Light, Fannie May Salter helped watercraft navigate at night.
C
Esther O’Neill worked as a lighthouse keeper in an earlier century than did Fannie May Salter.
D
Esther O’Neill and Fannie May Salter both played crucial roles in ensuring safe navigation for watercraft in past centuries.