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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.
  • Abigail Burgess Grant was the lighthouse keeper at Lime Rock Light in Rhode Island.
  • She held this position from 1856 to 1874.
  • Georgia Stebbins was the lighthouse keeper at Point Sur Light in California.
  • She held this position from 1918 to 1936.
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 1856 to 1874, the nighttime waters of Rhode Island were made more navigable thanks to Abigail Burgess Grant.
B
Abigail Burgess Grant worked as a lighthouse keeper in an earlier century than did Georgia Stebbins.
C
Abigail Burgess Grant and Georgia Stebbins both played crucial roles in ensuring safe navigation for watercraft in past centuries.
D
As the lighthouse keeper at Point Sur Light, Georgia Stebbins helped watercraft navigate at night.