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The correct answer is C. Perris quotes textual evidence that supports his thesis.
The analysis Parris is trying to make is that it's difficult to decipher the Rosetta Stone. To support this idea, he uses details from the text to explain how difficult it is - by mentioning scholars that have failed, despite their varying methods.
It is a compound sentence, because this sentence consists of two independent clauses ('the lamp fell over' and '(the lamp) scared the cat"). Simple sentence would have only one independent clause.
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The speaker is lonely and distanced from the rest of society, which is why he did not speak out. The speaker regrets not speaking out because he was not being targeted and ignored those who were.
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