Consider this prompt for an oral presentation. Take a stand! Decide your opinion on the proposed meal tax in our county, then present an argument for or against it.

Which thesis statement best addresses this assignment?
Our county is one of five counties in the state deciding whether or not to levy a meal tax on its citizens.
A meal tax allows the collection of revenue from tourists and nonresidents, reducing the burden on local citizens.
A meal tax is intended to collect an extra tax on meals served in restaurants or purchased “to go.”
The county Board of Supervisors will vote on the meal tax after election day so they can represent the citizens’ opinions.
A???

Our county is one of five counties in the state deciding whether or not to levy a meal tax on its citizens :)

Explanation:

and the first option addresses  the fact that there is a proposed meal tax in the county by mentioning that along with the county in question there are other counties that are proposing the measure as well

the other options arent really directly addressing that they only speak of what the meal tax is and what it can do instead of whether it is being proposed or not

the answer to "what does the narrator realize by the end of the story" is b.

question: which statement best describes a similarity in purpose between the frames and excerpt?

answer: both inform the reader that faryad and liaqat were not given the chance to tell their version of events at the police station

explanation: so as you see they were told to leave before they could tell there story

question answered by

(jacemorris)