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A. Knowing that the attack might reach us in all too short a time, we
immediately began greatly to increase our industrial strength and
our capacity to meet the demands of modern warfare.
Explanation:
The attack is coming quickly so the logical thing to do is to prepare. The other examples are motivational or pathological statements while the first one (A) uses a clear and methodical string of thought to find a solution for the coming attack.
(If a picture type thing helps you: attack coming soon---what do we do?---begin to prepare for the attack immediately.)
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Explanation:
Research and a thesis sentence is not a part of a narrative story
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For Lakshmi her mother was her inspiration. She embraced her sacrifices and hard work which Ama did for her family and house. She saw beauty in it. she remembers how she sell her ear rings which was the only dowry she had for Lakshmi just for food.
For her mother only important thing was to give a better lifestyle, food to her kids which latter become the priority of the Lakshmi as well.
"But my ama, with her crow-black hair braided with bits of red rag and beads, her cinnamon skin, and her ears hung with joyful noise of thinking gold is more lovely to me"
"She is slender back which bears our troubles and our hopes which is beautiful still".
Here, again she showed her love for her and appreciation and inspiration which she had for her mother.
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