Many of the United States's founding documents originated from the writings of Englishman John Locke. In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke proposed that . men are capable of using their reasoning ability to avoid tyranny a ruler gains authority through the consent of the governed the duty of government is to protect the natural rights of the people, namely life, liberty, and property all of the above

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.