Plagiarism is using the exact words of the author and passing it off as your own, so that knocks out B. Paraphrased information is using YOUR own words, so that knocks out C and D. Therefore A is the correct answer.
In order to persuade someone, the idea presented should be convincing through facts and arguments. The author of the passage claims that nothing is impossible by showing different scenarios in which the outcome seemed impossible at the time but was achieved anyways. People were able to climb Mount Everest, create a machine that help humans fly and even walk on the moon.
<span>I
think the answer is a. Like the
character in the story, F. Scott Fitzgerald also lost his fortune and had
problems with his family. Just like the
character, he too found himself at the bottom of the barrel and had to start
all over again.</span>
