What is the purpose of this sentence within the context of the entire essay? A) This is Twain's evidence for all of the main ideas in his essay. B) This is Twain's introduction and explains the Rubicon to the readers. C) This is Twain's thesis and serves to introduce all claims that follow. D) This is Twain's first example and is used to support all other examples.

C) This is Twain's thesis and serves to introduce all claims that follow.

Explanation:

According to a different source, the sentence this question refers to is:

"Perhaps the most celebrated turning-point recorded in history was the crossing of the Rubicon."

This sentence comes from the essay "The Turning Point in My Life." This is an essay by Mark Twain in which he discusses the importance of "turning points." These are moments in a person's life in which everything changes. In this essay, his main purpose is that of comparing his own turning points to the crossing of the Rubicon by Caesar, and thus develop the main idea of the essay.

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paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."