Plz hurry which of these sentences might best express the main idea of a speech to persuade people to vote?

a) people ages 18 to 24 years old vote less often than any other age range.

b) in a democracy, it is a duty and privilege to vote for governmental leaders.

c) voting would be much easier if the system was the same throughout the country.

d) in america, more people vote in federal elections than in state or local elections.

What evidence from the text supports the conclusion that gilgamesh demonstrates courage and takes risks?

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

"as joseph sat in history class, he was aware that the teacher was talking, but instead of paying attention, he doodled in his notebook." this is an example of a. listening b. hearing c. talking d. understanding