Both are equally as important. It’s great to learn from your own mistakes because you suffer the consequence or thrive in the reward. But same for learning from others. If you are surrounded by people who are a bad influence, they may suffer the consequences of their actions and you will know not to make the same mistake they did. If you surround yourself with a good group of people, they may be rewarded for something they did or an achievement they reached, so it may encourage you to do better or be a better person like your friends.
It was written on the year 2011
C) "During the 1300s, a secret passage helped free an English king who was taken captive by his enemies."
Explanation:
<u>A topic sentence must convey the idea of the whole paragraph.</u> <u>In that sense the paragraph here works on the idea of secret passages being historically significant</u> in the important events that changed the course of history.
Thus either the first sentence of the paragraph or this sentence fit the description stated above. Out of all the options given this statement directly refers to the theme and thus is the topic sentence.