17. A body paragraph of an essay contains (not in
any particular order):

Topic sentence

Evidence

Transition/Closing

Explanation:

Topic sentence is like the sentence to back up your thesis

Evidence is backing up your thesis

Closing is closing it out or like transitioning to the next paragraph

All body paragraphs of an essay contain one key idea (in the topic sentence), evidence and examples, as well as an explanation of how the evidence relates to the topic sentence (claim).

the answer a: perseverance !

i think it's either 'to expose the corruption of the communists in russia', or 'to criticize animal brutality by communists in russia.'  

hope this ! : )