Identify the topic sentence in the following paragraph. 1carldell "squeaky" johnson deserved the conference usa defensive player of the year title that he won this year. 2he's an excellent defender who can always be counted on to force a turn-over. 3he's aggressive and really rattles the opposition. 4in fact, he's had at least one steal in every game he has ever played, which is quite an accomplishment. 5squeaky is an excellent ball-handler as well. 6 all in all, squeaky is just a great player. 7he's quick, athletic, feisty, and fun to watch. 8he leaves it all out on the court and always gives his best. 9i'm glad the coaches chose him because he's my favorite player.

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