As a noun: He called security. <em></em>(<em>security is a noun</em>)
As an adjective: There are strict security measures (<em>describes what the measures are like</em>)
I think it is postmodernism
Answer:
<em>(C) offering a specific example to support a general claim
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Explanation:
If there is only one claim: "Things which today seem unremarkable could have altered the course of history once...."
<em>Even the answer choice's clarification mentions "the claim": </em>
The second paragraph provides detailed details–perhaps even the position nutmeg played in New York history–to support the argument that apparently inconspicuous things can change the course of events.
So, shouldn't alternative "author say" consider instead of "author claims"?!
Possessive pronoun or possessive adjective