Read this thesis statement. The gray whales' annual journey from the frigid waters of the northern Pacific to the warm lagoons near Baja California, Mexico, is one of the most remarkable migrations of any species on the planet.

Which piece of information, gathered from research, best supports this thesis statement?

Once close to extinction from extensive hunting, gray whales are now protected by international law.

The gray whale is a baleen whale that measures 40 to 50 feet and can weigh between 30 and 40 tons.

Gray whales use a comb-like strainer in their upper jaw to filter the food they forage off the seafloor.

Traveling in pods, or groups, the gray whales' round-trip from Alaska to Mexico covers about 12,430 miles.

Read the following excerpt from the declaration of independence: when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. how do the authors of the declaration best use deductive reasoning to support the idea that the colonists have a right to form a new government? o a. they first establish the widely accepted belief that governments derive their power from the people. o o b. they list the colonists' grievances against the british monarchy, starting with the king's refusal to "assent to laws." o c. they first establish the idea that declaring one's intentions is a decent and expected measure. o d. they follow his initial statement by pointing out that the colonists do not take these measures lightly.