Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March. Almost everyone knew that, card-carrying members or not, the Klan literally got away with murder, with the tacit permission and sometimes encouragement of Connor. And there were lots of Klansmen in town to carry out these despicable crimes: most of the 11,000 members of the KKK in Alabama lived in the Birmingham area.

How does this excerpt help readers make a connection to world events?

by offering statistics about the population of Birmingham
by offering opinions about the frustrations of law-abiding citizens
by offering details about Southern resistance to ending segregation
by offering facts about a black family’s struggle to survive

what are the phrases to choose from?

i cannot see a paragraph to answer the question

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.