The quotations from the excerpt that best represent reasonable evidence to support the claim that Americans are losing confidence in their governments are 1 and 3:
1. For the first time in the history of our country a majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years. (YES)
2. . . . the willingness of Americans to save for the future has fallen below that of all other people in the Western world.
(NO)
3. Two-thirds of our people do not even vote. (YES)
4. The productivity of American workers is actually dropping. . . (NO)
Evidence is generally used in argumentative essays to support a claim that the writer has made about a debatable topic. Moreover, evidence is included in order to make this claim more solid and convincing for the reader. In this case, <u>quotations 1 and 3 provide proper evidence because they are implying that most people do not have hope for a better future regarding political issues</u>.
Answer:
Has the word "like" or "as"
Explanation:
Empathy is important when giving humor because you have to also feel what that other person is feeling and how they’re going to take your joke. If you were upset and you started joking on someone that might tear them down even more. You have to know when it’s time to be serious and not to be.
I’m not sure if that’s the answer, I just wanted to try and help.
I believe the correct answer is the last one - <span>There is sympathy and support for the children struggling to integrate schools.
The author is talking about an ad that a white man paid to be made so as to show people how cruel and inhumane they are to those people of a different skin color. He wanted to show his gratitude and surprise about how there are still people who want to fight for equality and who want to give every child an opportunity to have an education.
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Where is the text? If you attach the text, then I can help you write the conclusion.