The following sentence best paraphrases the passage:
"Swift maintains that, if asked, people who have lived in poverty their entire lives would say that they would rather have been sold for food at one year of age."
The answer is characterization.
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Answer:
Topic Sentence for Paragraph 2:
Goddard was able to make great contributions to the field of engineering after receiving modest support from a few sources.
Topic Sentence for Paragraph 3:
He thus began his lifetime of dedicated work.
Closing Sentence for Paragraph 4:
Goddard's acclaim partially stems from his work developing the first rocket using liquid fuel.
