Read the excerpt from "code talkers.”

the use of navajo code was so successful that its existence was kept secret until 1968 so that the marines could continue to use it, if necessary. two decades later, many of the code talkers were recognized for their service. in 1982, president ronald reagan declared august 14 navajo code talkers day, and in 2000 president bill clinton awarded the congressional medal to the first twenty-nine code talkers. in the years since, code talkers from the navajo and thirty-two other american indian tribes have been awarded the medal.

the author’s purpose in this paragraph was to

a. entertain readers with a story about how code talkers received medals for their service during wartime.

b. inform readers that the code talkers were recognized by the us government for their critical work during wartime.

c. educate readers about the history of us presidents and holidays created to honor groups like the code talkers.

d. persuade readers that they should learn to create code so they can be recognized by the us government.

B. inform readers that the code talkers were recognized by the US government for their critical work during wartime.

In this excerpt, the author's main objective was to inform readers of the fact that the code talkers were recognized by the US government for their critical work during wartime. He does this by telling the reader how successful this method was, and how Marines continued to rely on it for decades. Moreover, it states that many Navajo code talkers were recognized for their service, given medals, and that a special holiday was declared in their honour.

she was killed in her home during hurricane katrina. b.she was relocated to another town after hurricane katrina. c.she died trying to get victims of the hurricane to safety. d.she is still missing — police do not know where she is.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."