Mysterious Decline of the Maya. From the late eighth through the end of the ninth century, something unknown happened to shake the Maya civilization to its foundations. One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned, and by A.D. 900, Maya civilization in that region had collapsed.
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The answer is B exactly .
Paragraph two which is the body portion of your essay
I wanna say B. because the semicolon is used to join two or more ideas (parts) in a sentence
Southern Gothic Fiction usually have characters that are mentally unstable. They are either struggling to find their place in society or are broken in spirit.
A Rose For Emily is considered an example of Southern Gothic Fiction because its setting. The story happens in the South. Its main character, Miss Emily, has been isolated for many years thus she no longer knows her lace in society. Many deemed her weird and some even feared that she is crazy just like her aunt.