Read the following argumentative essay conclusion and then answer the question. Requiring high school students to complete community service before graduating would greatly benefit our students and our communities. Many teenagers graduate from high school and begin college with little to no exposure to people outside their families and schools. Getting out there and helping the community will enhance teenagers’ independence and ability to work in a team setting. It would be a great way to instill in our youth the knowledge of how good it feels to help others. Visit our Web site for more information on how you can support this grass roots movement to require community service before high school graduation.

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Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance