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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.
  • Barbara Mabrity was the lighthouse keeper at Key West Light in Florida.
  • She held this position from 1832 to 1862.
  • Flora McNeil was the lighthouse keeper at Bridgeport Breakwater Light in Connecticut.
  • She held this position from 1904 to 1920.
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
Barbara Mabrity and Flora McNeil both played crucial roles in ensuring safe navigation for watercraft in past centuries.
B
From 1832 to 1862, the nighttime waters of Florida were made more navigable thanks to Barbara Mabrity.
C
Barbara Mabrity worked as a lighthouse keeper in an earlier century than did Flora McNeil.
D
As the lighthouse keeper at Bridgeport Breakwater Light, Flora McNeil helped watercraft navigate at night.