Yoko is writing an argument piece on the high cost of running and maintaining her town’s prison. She’s found the following evidence: About 470,000 people work as correctional officers in the United States.
Russia has the second-highest incarceration rate in the world.
The United States houses about 25 percent of the world’s prisoners.
American correctional officers are paid on average $40,000 per year.

Which piece of evidence is most relevant to Yoko’s argument?

A.
statement 1
B.
statement 2
C.
statement 3
D.
statement 4

In the reading, i know why the caged bird sings, marguerite views mrs. flowers as a larger than life personality. which quote from the text most strongly supports how marguerite views mrs. flowers? question 18 options: a) “i’ll accept no excuse if you return a book to me that has been badly handled.” b) “you see, i had planned to invite you for cookies and lemonade so we could have this little chat.” c) “there was a little path beside the rocky road, and mrs. flowers walked in front swinging her arms and picking her way over the stones.” d) “somehow i had never connected mrs. flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people.”