12. Stated intentions like "In this essay, I will" are sentences that A. list the main points of an essay and belong at the end of every first paragraph.

B. are appropriate in informal writing but should be removed from formal writing.

C. make for interesting introductions in the first paragraph of your writing.

D. should be replaced with sentences that appeal to the reader's emotions and curiosity.

The dust bowl years spanned 1930-1936, when a million acres of farmland across the plains became unusable due to severe drought and over-farming. when dust bowl conditions devastated farmers, many defaulted on their bank loans, which lead to the widespread bank failure. franklin d. roosevelt called for restoration in america with a promise that there are better days ahead. what is the best definition you can infer for the word "restoration" from the excerpt above? bringing back to former position or condition re-establish monarchy replacement giving back