5. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
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A. "After raging for a period of three days, fought desperately, in face of its
tremendous advantage, it subsided when it had reduced hundreds of blocks of
valuable property to ashes and rendered over 250,000 people homeless."
(Paragraph 19)
B. "The Government will undertake the task of removing the bulk of the wreckage.
This will occupy a great deal of time and will give employment to a large number
of men." (Paragraph 24)
C. "As soon as the telephone service is restored in the city it will be utilized for the
sending in of alarms until the Board of Electricity can secure a new Central
station." (Paragraph 26)
D. "With the assistance of many brave policemen and citizens, who have remained
with him since Wednesday afternoon, Taylor has established a model place of
refuge, buried the dead, while fire raged around, and fed thousands who were
victims of the disaster." (Paragraph 30)

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In this excerpt, paine is attempting to convince readers that they must support the war to protect their financial interests. could potentially benefit from the spoils of the war. will blame themselves for not supporting the war. have righteous reasons to justify supporting the war. mark this and return save and exit

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