Read the quotation from lincoln steffens’s the shame of the cities.

"my purpose see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to american pride."

which of the following best describes steffens' purpose in writing about government?
~ to encourage americans to feel more pride in their government
~ to describe corruption in city and state governments
~ to describe why city and state government officials made certain decisions
~ to encourage americans to revolt against their government

to describe corruption in city and state governments

B) To describe corruption in city and state governments.

Explanation: From the given options, the one that best describes Lincoln Steffens' purpose in writing about government in the given quotation from "The Shame of the Cities" is the corresponding to option B: to describe corruption in city and state governments, he refers to corruption as "shameful facts" and he express that he intended to expose those facts to burn through the civic shamelessness.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.