HELP PLEASE ITS DUE TODAY ILL IVE BRAINLIEST

As I nervously wait on stage with the other recital students, my fingers play Chopin's Etude on the side of my legs. I look out over the faces in the audience, feeling nervousness taking over my entire body. Just by looking at them, my hands begin to sweat, so i wipe

I stand, wipe my hands once more, and walk to the bench. I sit and pull myself to the piano, and without hesitation my fingers find the keys.

im guessing its already answered so umm thanks for the free points?

Explanation:

there purpose is to entertain

the answer is a)   a sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (delon 147)