(25 points) what is the purpose of this paragraph from a speech about solar energy?

the idea of harnessing the power of the sun is not a new one. as far back as the 1700s, a swiss physicist named horace-bénédict de saussure created the first solar oven. more recently, solar panel use steadily grew in the 1970s and 1980s in cars and homes around the world. however, the use of solar panels appears to have lessened over the past few decades. this trend is unfortunate because this energy source has extraordinary benefits. solar energy is renewable, sustainable, reliable, and cost-efficient. shouldn't we all consider investing in this valuable natural resource?

a.
to inform the audience about the history and origin of solar power
b.
to persuade the audience to start using solar power more frequently
c.
to convince the audience that solar power is the most profitable form of energy
d.
to instruct the audience about how to use solar power efficiently

Which excerpt from shirley chisholm’s speech “equal rights for women” provides support for chisholm’s analysis of how the facts justify her conclusion? `it is true that part of the problem has been that women have not been aggressive in demanding their rights. this was also true of the black population for many years. they submitted to oppression and even cooperated with it. women have done the same thing. `women need no protection that men do not need. what we need are laws to protect working people, to guarantee them fair pay, safe working conditions, protection against sickness and layoffs, and provision for dignified, comfortable retirement. men and women need these things equally. that one sex needs protection more than the other is a male supremacist myth. `it is obvious that discrimination exists. women do not have the opportunities that men do. and women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as ‘‘odd’’ and “unfeminine.” the fact is that a woman who aspires to be chairman of the board, or a member of the house, does so for exactly the same reasons as any man. `as in the field of equal rights for blacks, spanish-americans, the indians, and other groups, laws will not change such deep-seated problems overnight. but they can be used to provide protection for those who are most abused, and to begin the process of evolutionary change by compelling the insensitive majority to reexamine its unconscious attitudes.