What evidence does the author of "puerto rico" provide in paragraph two for why puerto rico deserves to become the 51st state? a. "in particular, the case of hawaii provides a glaring contrast to that of puerto rico." b. "the states of oklahoma, new mexico, and arizona were added as u. s. territory spread through the continental interior c. "hawaii became a territory of the united states at roughly the same time as puerto rico, yet lies some 1,000 miles more distant from american shores. d. 'alaska joined the union from the far reaches of the arctic, and hawaii became a state despite being separated from the mainland by a large swath of the pacific ocean."