Answer:
1. Washington declines to run for reelection
2. Washington contemplates how his presidency will be remembered
3. Washington explains the importance of national unity
4. Washington discusses his views on virtue in politics
Explanation:
George Washington was the President of the United States until September 1796, when burdened by ill health and other attacks on his government, he decided to declare his intentions not to run for reelection.
He begins his speech with an announcement of his desire not to run for reelection. He then contemplates on how his presidency will be remembered, explaining that even though he did not deem himself qualified for the seat, he still did his best for the country. He further urged the people to be unified and not allow disunity among themselves on geographic or party lines. He then concludes by offering his views on virtues in politics.
Answer:
The sentence that begins the introduction of this article excerpt is In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities
Explanation:
The introduction of any kind of written work has to be made with a topic sentence, this kind of sentence is always the first or second sentence in a paragraph, each paragraph has a topic sentence of the first paragraph the one that introduces the main idea of the complete work, in this case for the full excerpt that would be "In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities"
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.C
