Which of these would be the most ironic ending to a story about a poor orphan boy who becomes an expert pickpocket and thief a. one day he opens an orphanage to care for children b. he is adopted by a loving middle-class family c. he grows up to become a police officer d. he unintentionally steals a rare and valuable coin.

C

pickpockets and thief try to stay away from police and law enforcement, or else they would get caught

c.He grows up to become a police officer

Explanation:

One of the definitions of Irony is: "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result".

A thief is a criminal. And a criminal who grows up to become a law enforcer is deliberately contrary to what you would expect, most of the times. Therefore, it is an amusing result and it can be considered ironic.

the type of supporting detail is fact!

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.