D - It intensities the conflict.
Any time there is a complication in a story, the pupose is to intensify the conflict. Exposition delivers necessary information (example: the setting), and a conflict does not resolve (end) a story nor introduce a theme.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The connection that President Obama draws between step three of his plan and improving the nation is that it is vital for American citizens to be responsible and vigilant for the development of the nation.
Explanation:
President Obama in his speech addresses the people of the nation and conveys to them that without their vigilance, making America great again would not be possible.
He states that if the citizens behave with more vigilance, the feat of an indestructible and unthreatenable nation can be easily achieved.
 
        
             
        
        
        
<u>Which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt?</u>
<em>It allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death. </em>
The literary device of stream of consciousness is used in this excerpt to create tension and prepare the reader for a difficult looming moment. It also invites the reader to enter the mind of the man and experience his feelings, thoughts, images, and  empathize with what he is living.