Some f-ag is going to report this question so take the points while u can :)

i would believe it would be b., the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experience

it should be

hard work gives a person a sense of satisfaction; likewise, it to pay the bills.

so the punctuation is not correct.

most people   learn at a very young age like 8 or 9 or even 10 but usually teenage years is when