<span>"Being thus arived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees & blessed ye God of heaven, who had brought them over ye vast & furious ocean, and delivered them from all ye periles & miseries therof, againe to set their feete on ye firme and stable earth, their proper element" this statement shows how thankful the Pilgrims were to have successfully crossed the Atlantic and arrived safe and sound in their new country.
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The dagger is given "human qualities," therefore this would be Personification.
The alleged fugitive was not allowed to testify at the trial.
For the main reason that "it promoted sacrifice for the common good." the speech was commonly read during the Cultural Revolution. This speech was the primary political propaganda of Mao Zedong as a slogan during the dark times of the Chinese cultural history.
I would say that d is the least effective choice because it is broad, has little detail, and has no proof. Many people would say c, but unlike d, c has proof to what you are trying to say.