What is the Past tense of meet?

Based on structural elements what type of expository text does this excerpt from a 1917 congressional address by president woodrow wilson exemplify

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader

“you meet new people on a job. kayla morrison says, 'i work with two college students from the east coast, and it's been interesting learning about their lives.' kayla has also come to think of the café owner as a mentor who is providing her with valuable information about the food service industry. kayla is even thinking about applying for the culinary arts program at her high school.” what is the topic sentence of this paragraph?