HELP!! Which supporting sentence would be best to add at the end of the first paragraph? The following is a draft of a student essay. It may contain errors.
Save the Monarch
by Maribel Silva
(1) Over the past 25 years, the monarch butterfly population has drastically declined by 90%. (2) We need to become citizen scientists
here at Wilson High School and do what we can to support and sustain the monarch population.
(3) It is important for us to understand how the problem started. (4) There are two principle causes for this decline: weather and
habitat degradation. (5) Weather events such as tropical storms and draughts impact butterfly populations in general. (6) Habitat
degradation, which is damage to or ruin of an animal or insect's natural habitat, plays an even larger part in population decline.
(7) What causes habitat degradation? (8) An invasive species that you may have heard of humans. (9) In developing suburbia, people
in North America are paving over and building on areas that were once open fields and pastures, manicuring their lawns, and using
herbicides and pesticides in both gardens and large crops. (10) All these things have contributed to diminished access to the one thing
that a monarch butterfly needs to continue the life cycle: milkweed.
(11) Unlike its name suggests, milkweed is not a weed. (12) Rather, it is a flowering perennial plant that comes in several varieties in
North America. (13) Milkweed is the only thing that a monarch caterpillar will eat. (14) Therefore, an adult female monarch butterfly will
only lay an egg on a milkweed plant, so that a growing caterpillar will have a food source until it becomes a butterfly.
(15) There is a common saying among butterfly conservationists: no milkweed, no monarchs. (16) Milkweed is disappearing in regions
all across North America. (17) While existing ecosystems may be able to feed monarch butterflies through flowering plants that are not
milkweed, they cannot support monarch caterpillars without milkweed,
(18) Around our school and in our neighborhoods, we need to create creature-friendly habitat gardens with native plants instead of
merely ornamental ones. (19) Urban and suburban areas have ceased to be biologically diverse environments that support monarch
butterflies. (20) Together, we can change that-one plant at a time-by intentionally cultivating milkweed that thrives in this area, along
with other plants that support butterflies. (21) We will play a part in the important mission of saving the monarch.

Each state in america has a different seal, or symbol, that represents the traditional culture of that state. the state seal of georgia is rich in meaning, history, and patriotism. when was the seal adopted? 2georgia’s state constitution established the state seal in 1798. however, as georgia’s political circumstances changed, so too did the state’s seal. between 1863 and 1865, georgia used a different state seal to represent its separation from the rest of the country during the civil war. then, from 1868 to1871, georgia’s secretary of state nathan c. barnett hid the original seal when the capital was occupied by the north’s victorious enemy forces. he readopted the original seal in 1872. 4georgia’s state seal remained unchanged for 42 years. then, a law was passed that required the state to alter the date on the seal. the year 1799 had originally appeared on the seal to represent the year that the seal was officially adopted. the new law changed the date on the seal to 1776, the year that america’s founding fathers signed the declaration of independence. what does the seal look like? 5just as coins each have a “heads” side and a “tails” side, state seals also each have a front and a back. the front of the seal shows three tall columns, or pillars. perched atop these pillars is an arch that displays the word “constitution.” the two end pillars are each adorned with a ribbon-like banner that reads “wisdom” and “moderation.” a third banner, reading “justice,” hangs in front of the middle pillar. when read together, the banners make up the official state motto of georgia: “wisdom, justice, and moderation.” the seal also exhibits a picture of a soldier holding a sword. the words “state of georgia” appear along the top. the year 1776 is printed at the bottom. 6the back of the seal portrays a rural shoreline scene featuring a large ship and small boat. also included in the picture are bundles of tobacco plants and cotton and a farmer working in a field. across the top of the seal are the words “agriculture and commerce.” the bottom of the seal is also marked with the year 1776. what do the symbols on the seal represent? 7each item on the seal is symbolic of georgia’s history and the history of america as a united country. the pillars on the front stand for the three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—and how they all work together to support the country and its constitution. the man holding the sword represents soldiers who defend the country and its laws. 8the boats on the back of the seal symbolize the agricultural commerce of georgia. similarly, the farmer and crop bundles represent georgia’s dependence on agriculture for survival. during the mid to late 1800s, over 700,000 cotton bales were produced each year. cotton is still a “king” crop in georgia. the state currently produces almost three million bales per year. this is only one reason why the state is an important asset to its country. read the passage on the left to answer the following questions: 13) the author's main purpose in writing this article is a) to inform. b) to create. c) to persuade. d) to entertain. 14) in paragraph eight, the word asset means a) benefit. b) debt. c) element. d) expense. 15) in paragraph six, the word portrays means a) condescends. b) deceives. c) honors. d) reveals.