Jerry is writing a persuasive essay calling for more measures to be taken to protect endangered species. one of his paragraphs starts with the following topic sentence: africa should enforce additional laws protecting animals against poaching.
what type of detail would be best to support this topic sentence?
a) anecdote about a family of elephants that were able to escape poaching
b) quote from an african government official stating the need for more laws
c) statistics that show how many laws are currently in place across the world
d) description of why animals, particularly elephants, are endangered in africa

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir