(1) Many ancient cultures believed that garlic had magical healing qualities, and it was used for health purposes thousands of years ago in Egypt, Greece, and India. (2) Modern scientists have found that eating garlic really does have several valuable
health benefits. (3) Allicin, the same substance that gives garlic its odor, kills bacteria, viruses, and funguses. (4) Cloves of
garlic also contain selenium, a nutrient that helps prevent the oxidation in cells which can lead to cancer. (5) Garlic has also
been shown to lower blood pressure. (6) It can help reduce the chance of heart attack or stroke by thinning the blood, which
prevents clots from forming. (7) And garlic can clear the sinuses and relieve cold symptoms; like commercial decongestants,
it thins mucus so sinuses and lungs can flush themselves out more easily.
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Read the following excerpt from the declaration of independence: when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations to prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world. he has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. how do the authors of the declaration best use deductive reasoning to support the idea that the colonists have a right to form a new government? o a. they first establish the widely accepted belief that governments derive their power from the people. o o b. they list the colonists' grievances against the british monarchy, starting with the king's refusal to "assent to laws." o c. they first establish the idea that declaring one's intentions is a decent and expected measure. o d. they follow his initial statement by pointing out that the colonists do not take these measures lightly.