Question

Read the excerpt from paragraph 11.

You can still hike sections of the original path built by these trailblazers (in many senses of the word) along the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa today.

How does the word trailblazer shape and refine the central idea?

A.
by building on the idea that the men were soldiers who volunteered to build the Mauna Loa Trail
B.
by contradicting the idea that the men were there to enjoy a vacation and short break from the building of the trail
C.
by providing a purely literal description of the soldiers' physical work on the grueling trail
D.
by supporting the idea that the men were pioneers both in their physical building of a trail and by alluding to the way they built cross-cultural relationships

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
D. by supporting the idea that the men were pioneers both in their physical building of a trail and by alluding to the way they built cross-cultural relationships.

The term "trailblazer" implies not only the physical act of creating a trail but also suggests innovation, leadership, and the forging of new paths in a broader context, which can include interpersonal connections and cultural interactions. This enriches the central idea by highlighting their role as pioneers in multiple senses.
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