Many students believe that removing soda and junk food from vending machines takes away our right to choose snacks for ourselves. some people think we do not have the ability to choose wisely. which word or phrase best connects the ideas in these sentences? a. therefore b. nowadays c. in addition d. in contrast

The word or phrase that best connects the ideas in the sentences in question is D, that is, your anwer would be "in contrast".  

The first part of the passage shows that we should have the right to choose sodas or snacks if we want to, we should be given the right to do that. On the contrary, the second part of the passage talks about that sometimes having too many options is not a good thing and it makes us unable to make the right choice.

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )