Read the body paragraphs of an argumentative essay. national parks are totally important in the economy. each park creates opportunities for tourism. millions of visitors travel to national parks. for example, almost 3.5 million visitors went to yellowstone park in wyoming in 2012. these visitors need tons of services, which creates job opportunities for local residents. so, it’s obvious that national parks play an important role in the economy. how could this excerpt be best improved? a. the writer could make the tone more academic. b. the writer could make the tone more informal. c. the writer could change viewpoints on the topic. d. the writer could include more transitions.

A) The writer could make the tone more academic.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the one that represents how the excerpt could be best improved, is the corresponding to option A: A. The writer could make the tone more academic, by avoiding expressions like "totally important," "tons," and "it's obvious."

National parks are  

✔ influential

in the economy. Each park creates opportunities for tourism. Millions of visitors travel to national parks. For example, almost three and a half million visitors went to Yellowstone Park in Wyoming in 2012. These visitors need  

✔ a variety of services

, which creates job opportunities for local residents.  

✔ This evidence shows that

national parks play an important role in the economy at the local, state, and national level.

Explanation:

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which of the following was specifically permitted by the emancipation proclamation?

free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to become confederate citizens.

rudy is the nazi ideal, unfortunately for the nazis his ideal comes in the form of jesse the complete opposite of those who embrace the idea of white supremacy. over the course of the novel, rudy learns that he wants nothing to do with the hitler youth, and because of this his parents are forced to make a bargain; rudy's father is forced into the military, so that his son can remain home.   both liesel and hans influence that young man that rudy becomes. following han's example, rudy puts aside his own hunger to risk his life so that the jewish prisoners might have bread to eat.