Im thinking it could be a or d one of those two
This quote to me means that we should accept people how they are, and not try to change them to our benefit, but instead adapt to how they are. I think the author put in this quote because he wanted to tell use how Mars may be different, but we should still accept it, and deal with it, not change it to fit our needs.
The correct answer is C. An independent clause is a group of words that make a simple sentence, in other words it expresses thought typically