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(1) each state should enact a law that makes wearing seat belts mandatory for all passengers and drivers in cars and
trucks. (2) statistics show that seat belts reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by fifty percent. (3) as a resu
of laws like this in various states, seat belt usage in the united states has dramatically increased in the past thirty years
(4) some people believe that the government does not have the right to force people to be safe, and that these laws are
unfair. (5) the bottom line is that seat belts are proven to save lives; therefore, everyone should be forced to wear one if
they want to travel by car or truck.
which sentence provides the reason for the author's claim?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.