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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. Elizabeth Riley was the lighthouse keeper at North Point Light in Maryland.
  • She held this position from 1834 to 1857.
  • 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
Elizabeth Riley worked as a lighthouse keeper in an earlier century than did Thelma Austin.
C
From 1834 to 1857, the nighttime waters of Maryland were made more navigable thanks to Elizabeth Riley.
D
Elizabeth Riley and Thelma Austin both played crucial roles in ensuring safe navigation for watercraft in past centuries.