Who are carrie and harriet? in i'm not eating that readworks

Carrie and Harriet are the new friends Rebekah made in her school.

Carrie and Harriet are the two girls who became Rebekah's new friends on the first day of her school as a Grade student. Rebekah was a shy girl who didn't like loud people. She found Carrie a tall, loud-speaking girl at the beginning of the school in the locker room.

Later that day, Carrie invited Rebekah for a sleepover at Harriet's house. Harriet was a short girl with a round face. The three of them enjoyed that night and also played a game "What's For Dinner?" in which they drank weird drinks made by each other from corn syrup, veggies, etc and became close friends by the end of the night.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.