What is one major topic of this excerpt from the
document?
To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to
surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For
him who renounces everything no indemnity is possible.
Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature;
to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all
morality from his acts. Finally, it is an empty and
contradictory convention that sets up, on the one side,
absolute authority, and, on the other, unlimited
obedience.
- The Social Contract,
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
the value of nature
the importance of equality
the freedom of individuals
the need for sacrifice

IM ALSO COMFIRMING THAT THE ANSWER IS C!

Explanation:

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the answer is something i don't know

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.