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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.
• Catherine A. Moore was the lighthouse keeper at Black Rock Harbor Light in Connecticut.
• She held this position from 1817 to 1878.
• Laura J. Hecox was the lighthouse keeper at Santa Cruz Light in California.
• She held this position from 1883 to 1917.
The student wants to emphasize the order in which the two lighthouse keepers began their careers. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Catherine A. Moore's career as a lighthouse keeper ended in 1878, whereas Laura J. Hecox's ended in 1917.
A
Laura J. Hecox began her career as a lighthouse keeper years after Catherine A. Moore did.
B
From 1817 to 1878, the nighttime waters of Connecticut were more navigable thanks to lighthouse keepers Laura J. Hecox and Catherine A. Moore.
C
Before automation, lighthouse keepers like Catherine A. Moore and Laura J. Hecox were crucial to ensuring safe navigation for watercraft.
D