Based on the previous three paragraphs, why was the poet
John Donne disturbed by the changes caused by the Scientific
Revolution?
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A. because the development of electricity
led to less use of fires for warmth and
light
B. because he was threatened with
punishment and execution for proposing
new ways of looking at the world
C. because his paradigm, or way of
understanding the world, was being
challenged and changed
D. because he was worried that scientists
would do dangerous experiments that
would "put out" the sun