Read the paragraph. solar flares are explosions that occur above the sun’s surface. they usually erupt around sunspots, which are places on the sun where gases are cooler than the gases around them. solar flares are powerful. when a solar flare occurs, gas shoots out from the sun and energy escapes into space. if this energy reaches earth, it can cause problems such as interference with radio signals or power outages. solar flares, as viewed from earth can also be beautiful. auroras are colorful displays of light that can be seen in the night sky. question: imagine that your teacher assigned you the following topic: what is a solar flare? you wrote this passage in response. what does the underlined sentence add to your essay? a: it gives an historical example about solar flares. b: it cites expert testimony about solar flares. c: it explains why solar flares are powerful. d: it gives readers a definition of solar flare.

cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."