In 'The City in the Sea' Poe explores themes of sin, death, and destruction.
A research paper is fact and nothing but the fact. A research paper is just giving information about a topic. However, rhetorical questions are used to persuade the reader to believe or agree with something, mainly in a discursive essay; but in a research paper, you aren't persuading, you are educating.
It's C, independent clause because those words can be turned into a sentence on it's own.
It is somehow related because Sad Perfect is a book about a girl who has an eating disorder, as you know this is not an easy thing to deal with so it would not be uncommon to hate your life. It's not a quote from the book but it can relate.
I think its a predicate hope it helps
