<u>Answer:</u>
<em>The essay is an example of human knowledge, together with the grounds and degrees of belief, opinion, and assent  </em>
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<u>Explanation:</u>
Based on the format of the article, the author tries to such knowledge and views that will examine the measures that will be taken in moderating and regulating the community assentment.
First, he inquires into the depth of the ideas, notions, and methods that are conscious of a man and how they can be understood. He also tries to create sense out of the plans by finding evidence and finally makes inquiries about the nature of the grounds for opinions and faith.
 
        
             
        
        
        
He flavors it with the smoke<span> of roasted chickens, which makes the </span>meat seller<span> angry</span>
        
             
        
        
        
The answer would be d) an analysis of a poem
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The correct answer is D. In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities.
Explanation:
In texts, including articles the introduction is commonly the first paragraph in a text that introduces or presents the general topic and the point or points that will be explained during the text. Besides this, it is common the first sentence of an introduction includes a quote, a question, a piece of statistical information or a strong statement that acts as a "hook" catching the readers attention. 
Considering this, in the case of the article presented the sentence that beings the introduction is "In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities" because this is the first sentence in the text and therefore the first sentence in the introduction, besides this, the sentence presents statistical information that as a "hook" for readers and introduces or presents the main topic that is volunteer service.