11. A student is writing a response to Kennedy's speech. Which thesis statement below makes the BEST use of transition words?
A. Our country was willing to send people of any race to war; our country was not willing to
let people of any race attend our colleges and universities without fear.
b. Despite our willingness to send people of any race to fight our wars, our nation was
unwilling to let those same people attend public colleges without the threat of
persecution.
C. We were willing to send people of any race to war, but we were not willing to send them
to our colleges and universities free from threat of persecution.
d. Compared to our willingness to send people of any race to fight our wars, we could not
allow people of any race to attend our colleges and universities without fear.

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