What evidence does the author of "puerto rico" provide in paragraph two for why puerto rico deserves to become the 51st state? a. "in particular, the case of hawaii provides a glaring contrast to that of puerto rico." b. "the states of oklahoma, new mexico, and arizona were added as u. s. territory spread through the continental interior c. "hawaii became a territory of the united states at roughly the same time as puerto rico, yet lies some 1,000 miles more distant from american shores. d. 'alaska joined the union from the far reaches of the arctic, and hawaii became a state despite being separated from the mainland by a large swath of the pacific ocean."

16.) true

17.) true

18.) it doesn't say

19.) true

20.) false

explanation:

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.

d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker