Which conclusion about the narrator's mother is best supported by the sentence? A. Her desire to help often causes problems for other people. B. Her family members are more easily upset than she is. C. She usually puts the needs of others above her own. D. She is willing to be dishonest for a good purpose.

The first step in synthesizing is to a. compare a particular source you are considering to the other sources you have already selected. b. parrot what other sources have said. c. ignore sources with information that runs counter to your claim. d. insert large chunks of information from one or two sources into your essay.