You did not put the date of Louis Armstrong, and it has no "these" in between in, and Hollywood.
Answer: Were.
Explanation: When its more than one, you use were is sentences like this, and was when its just one.
Answer:
Help readers under stand why Alcatraz was turned into a federal prison
Explanation:
This section was written to help the readers understand the events that led up to the decision to make Alcatraz a Federal Prison. It happened that during the 1930's, there was an increase in crimes in the United States by some hardened armed robbers.
These hardened men when convicted and sent to prisons, escaped and were no match for the prison warders. This led to the decision to construct a federal prison that was escape-proof. Alcatraz was considered the best choice because it was desolate and isolated. The worst prisoners were sent to Alcatraz.
I believe the answer is: B. To show that Grendel cannot rely on nature for protection
In the story, Grendel perceive that he is blessed by protection from the nature which would always help him in all of his troubles. But when he somehow got his foot stucked in a tree in front of a bull and when he cried and scream for help from the nature, he did not receive any answer.
