Select the correct text in the passage. which sentence in this excerpt from common sense by thomas paine supports the claim that the american colonies could thrive independently from britain? a. i have heard it asserted by some, that as america hath flourished under her former connection with great britain that the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness, and will always have the same effect. b. nothing can be more fallacious than this kind of argument. we may as well assert that because a child has thrived upon milk that it is never to have meat, or that the first twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty. c. but even this is admitting more than is true, for i answer roundly, that america would have flourished as much, and probably much more, had no european power had any thing to do with her. d. the commerce, by which she hath enriched herself, are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market while eating is the custom of europe.

The answer is: C

In option A the writer talks about an assertion and in option B he expresses his disagreement with this assertion. In option C, the writer clearly supports the claim that the American colonies could thrive independently from Britain. Option D only extends the general idea.

the krebs cycle and electron transport occur in the mitochondria, though other than that i would need to know more information.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.