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Readers would most likely connect this excerpt to their lives by relating to wanting to make their parents proud.
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D.They contrast the simple and easily maintained horse-drawn plow with the complicated and expensive tractor-pulled plow.
The chronological order is this:
<span>James I ascends to the throne of England
</span><span>The Gunpowder Plot is exposed
</span><span>Charles I becomes the king of England
</span><span>The English Civil War begins.
</span><span>Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
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All of these events occurred in the first half of the 17th century.
It should not be controversial: it would only make the research less reliable since people would have their opinions about the topic that they would want to defend. It should also not be obscure: then it's hard to check.
The best answer is that it should be multifaceted: it should include a number of aspects, not just one, so that the test can check for those aspects, not just one.