Which sentence requires the use of a citation? a. i have witnessed an execution, and it is a cruel and unusual way to die. b. thirty-seven people were executed in the state of texas from 1970 to 1979. c. the death penalty sends a tough message to would-be murderers. d. i think the death penalty should be abolished because it is cruel.

The answer is B: Thirty-seven people were executed in the state of Texas from 1970 to 1979.

When making a claim or an argument based on information that is not common knowledge and that aspires to certainty, one should include a citation so that others can review the claim by going to the source to verify and corroborate the information. If the information is checked in that manner with a positive outcome, one could claim that the source is reliable and the information pertinent.

i really dont know

explanation:

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.