Select the correct answer. What argument does the author anticipate and indirectly refute in this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

A.
The colonists are suffering only because of their lack of representation in Parliament.
B.
If the colonists are suffering, they need to first submit a petition to Parliament.
C.
The colonists have no right to oppose the laws and taxes levied by the king of England.
D.
Parliament has no involvement in the matters of the American colonies.

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when alex falls for the charming new boy at school, cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her - she can't believe she's finally found her soul who truly loves and understands her.  

at first, alex is blissfully happy. sure, cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? as the months pass, though, alex can no longer ignore cole's small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats.  

as alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

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