I think D because it's the most common thing you'll see in many fiction books.
It depends on what that paragraph says. I don't have sufficient context to provide a solid answer.
If I had to guess, your paragraph was most likely about the conflict between ideals of individualism and community.
Answer:
Forty-niners rushed to California with visions of gilded promise, but they discovered a harsh reality. Life in the gold fields exposed the miner to loneliness and homesickness, isolation and physical danger, bad food and illness, and even death. More than anything, mining was hard work.
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Explanation:
From what i read it would have to be D
