Your research paper is entitled "factors improving transportation in sacramento valley area." which sentence in paragraph 2 would be most as evidence in your paper? a) by the late 1840's dreams of a transcontinental railroad were debated. b) the transportation by a raft is symbolic of the role of transportation in the evolution of local history. c) but the shorter transcontinental crossing at the isthmus of panama by a railroad would occur first in 1855. d) meanwhile, the connection between san francisco and sacramento was improved by an expanding, fast, and efficient steamboat service.

D) Meanwhile, the connection between San Francisco and Sacramento was improved by an expanding, fast, and efficient steamboat service.

Explanation:

The answer Meanwhile, the connection between San Francisco and Sacramento was improved by an expanding, fast, and efficient steamboat service. shows how the steamboat was an important factor in improved transportation in the Sacramento area.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).