Answer:From past earthquakes, multi-story buildings with weak and/or open front wall lines creating a “soft-story” (i.e. buildings with tuck-under-parking) performed poorly and collapsed. The goal of the mandatory retrofit program, under Ordinance 183893 and Ordinance 184081, is to reduce structural deficiencies by the most economical and feasible method. Without proper strengthening, these vulnerable buildings may be subjected to structural failure during and/or after an earthquake.
Buildings that are most vulnerable have been identified with the following criteria:
Consist of 2 or more stories wood frame construction
Built under building code standards enacted before January 1, 1978
Contains ground floor parking or other similar open floor space
The program does not apply to residential buildings with 3 or less units.
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The novel’s plot and setting are closely based on real historical events.
I’m going to assume it’s b not sure bc i don’t have the passage to read
Answer:
D). By creating shorter sentences, the author emphasizes the meaning of the events and builds a foreboding tension.
Explanation:
Sentence structure always plays a vital role in creating the desired tone and mood in the written piece that helps in leaving a deliberate effect on the readers. The authors employ a variety of sentences(short, long. complex, compound, interrogative, declarative) to develop the intended mood and feeling among the readers' while reading.
In the given two excerpts from Elie Wiesel's 'Night', the author uses 'shorter sentences' to highlight the significance of events and develop a 'foreboding tension.' The shorter sentences not only allow the readers to relate each event to the oppression that was committed on Jews and also helps the author to create a tense atmosphere by providing the readers with a hint about the upcoming evil event i.e. 'the babies were burnt by the truckload.' Thus, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
