which is the appositive in this sentence? although he had a good audition, jesse, a talented performer, was not chosen for the part.
a. for the part
b. although he had a good audition
c. a talented performer

The correct answer is C. a talented performer.  An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that put another name to a noun next to it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words.  

to inform readers about the ways young people improve the world.

the autor of the text is bringing the point that one achievment of the president john f. kennedy was a success and this caused the next president to use a similar idea. the purposefor the use of the quotation in the text is to support the idea that peace corps was a result of the president's call. in this case, the quotation is presented as part of the writing and does not stand on its own.

answer a.