An independent clause is a sentence or part of one that can stand alone.
So I have a feeling that the first one is correct as "My sister and I love to cook" and "we spend hours cooking together" can both stand alone yet are joined by a semicolon.
I hope this has helped
you have too sight the last name of the author and the page number whether it is a quote or paraphrased. the only time you don't have to is if you include it in the sentence.
Example for when you don't have to cite in text:
On page 13 Martin says, "blah blah bah bluh bleh blah"
... otherwise just put the citation in parentheses after the quote/paraphrase like so: (Martin,13)
The statement that shares a theme with the Gettysbrug Address would be letter D. "We will research the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation because the goal of america is freedome". I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more
It is a complete and correct sentence.