The sentence that best summarizes this passage is the second one: "Islam spread widely through invading armies and voluntary conversion."
The passage focuses on the spread of Islam, and that sentence covers it, while the other ones cover only aspects of the passage.
Indeed is one word, other than that I think the entire thing is very good.
Since transvestites are men who dress up as women, I am going to assume that the use of cross-dressing <span>makes Twelfth Night one of Shakespeare's transvestite comedies, and there are many of those, actually.</span>
Answer:
D). To persuade my audience that capital punishment fails to deter people from committing murder.
Explanation:
A purpose statement is described as a statement that primarily functions to define the topic and purpose of the speech or essay in a precise and compact manner. It reveals the key focus, direction, and objectives of the work that are going to be accomplished at the end.
As per the question, option D i.e. 'To persuade my audience that capital punishment fails to deter people from committing murder' reveals the purpose statement designed for a persuasive speech on a question of fact. <u>This would reveal the factual 'cause-and-effect'('capital punishment in preventing murders') direction that the speech would deal with. It would assist in establishing the credibility of the claim and convince the audience logically</u>. Thus, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
