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hoa [83]
3 years ago
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Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities. "My purpose was...the see if the shameful facts, spread out

in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." Which of the following best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government? to encourage Americans to feel more pride in their government to describe corruption in city and state governments to describe why city and state government officials made certain decisions to encourage Americans to revolt against their government
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hram777 [196]3 years ago
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The best description of  Steffens' purpose in writing about government is:

  • <u>B. to describe corruption in city and state governments</u>

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According to the quotation from Lincoln Steffen's The Shame of the Cities, we are told that the author feels that the shamelessness of the American people would cause the downfall of the "American pride".

As a result of this, the most likely purpose of writing this is to show the level of corruption which is prevalent in the city and state governments to spur the citizens to revolt against the corruption.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B

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