Read the quotation from lincoln steffens’s the shame of the cities.

"my purpose see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to american pride."

which of the following best describes steffens' purpose in writing about government?
~ to encourage americans to feel more pride in their government
~ to describe corruption in city and state governments
~ to describe why city and state government officials made certain decisions
~ to encourage americans to revolt against their government

to describe corruption in city and state governments

B) To describe corruption in city and state governments.

Explanation: From the given options, the one that best describes Lincoln Steffens' purpose in writing about government in the given quotation from "The Shame of the Cities" is the corresponding to option B: to describe corruption in city and state governments, he refers to corruption as "shameful facts" and he express that he intended to expose those facts to burn through the civic shamelessness.

well it is hard to say but everyone learns at there own pace  

i learn slow so it would take me like awhile

i hope i was so kinda

and if i was you in would goggle it and watch videos or go to your friends and ask them or maybe even your teacher for extra