John snow's nonfiction work "on the mode of communication of cholera" and edgar allan poe's fictional work "the masque of the red death" both describe a fatal epidemic. which is the most suitable comparison of the two works? a. snow's work looks at how the disease spreads geographically, while poe's work looks at how it affects different classes of society. b. snow's work looks for the cause of the disease to prevent it, while poe's work personifies it to entertain his audience. c. snow's work focuses on the number of deaths caused by the disease, while poe's work focuses on the nature of deaths it causes. d. snow uses technical words to add credibility to his work, while poe uses simple language to maintain clarity in his work. e. snow's work stresses that the disease is fatal to many, while poe's work stresses that the disease is fatal to all.

Read the following excerpt from the declaration of independence: when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. how do the authors of the declaration best use deductive reasoning to support the idea that the colonists have a right to form a new government? o a. they first establish the widely accepted belief that governments derive their power from the people. o o b. they list the colonists' grievances against the british monarchy, starting with the king's refusal to "assent to laws." o c. they first establish the idea that declaring one's intentions is a decent and expected measure. o d. they follow his initial statement by pointing out that the colonists do not take these measures lightly.