Since its copyright lapsed and was never renewed by the production studio. the 1922 film nosferatu is in the public domain in the united states.

which of the following correctly combines these two clauses into one complex sentence?
a.
since its copyright lapsed and was never renewed by the production studio, the 1922 film nosferatu is in the public domain in the united states.
b.
since its copyright lapsed and was never renewed by the production studio the 1922 film nosferatu is in the public domain in the united states.
c.
since its copyright lapsed and was never renewed by the production studio, and the 1922 film nosferatu is in the public domain in the united states.
d.
since its copyright lapsed and was never renewed by the production studio; the 1922 film nosferatu is in the public domain in the united states.

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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