C. To provide hope for the citizens.
The leader talks about encouragement and promising signs, also saying things are turning around. It isn't D as there is no decision needed to be made, not B as there is nothing boasting about the greatness of war, and not A, as it isn't persuading anyone to do more, it's just telling them not to lose hope.
<span>Washington Irving's stories can best be categorized as Romantic fiction. He is famous for his supernatural occurrences in the stories such as Rip Wan Winkle or the Legend of the Sleepy Hollow, which have inspired numerous other authors such as Hawthorne and Melville.</span>
Time is most important in our life without time our life is waste so follow the time