Read the paragraph. (1) each state should enact a law that makes wearing seat belts mandatory for all passengers and drivers in cars and trucks. (2) statistics show that seat belts reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by fifty percent. (3) as a result of laws like this in various states, seat belt usage in the united states has dramatically increased in the past thirty years. (4) some people believe that the government does not have the right to force people to be safe, and that these laws are unfair. (5) the bottom line is that seat belts are proven to save lives; therefore, everyone should be forced to wear one if they want to travel by car or truck. which sentence is the author’s conclusion?

sentence 5.

Explanation: A conclusion is the last part of something, its end or result. In a text, a conclusion is the sum up, the introduction of some final comments at the end of a speech or piece of writing. In the given paragraph about the importance of wearing seat belts when driving or being a passenger in cars and trucks, the sentence that summarizes and gives the final thoughts is sentence number 5.

The sentence which is the author’s conclusion is:

This is used to signal an end to a literary piece and in this particular section, the main points are briefly restated.

With this in mind, we can see that from the complete text, there is the narration of laws which should be made about the use of seat belts so as to safeguard lives and the author's conclusion is sentence five.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer is b