Read American Flag Heroine by Sylvia Edmund. its very short. then answer this question: Explain the author’s purpose for writing this essay. Cite two details
from the text to support your response. btw its a short response answer so don't make it too long.

Excerpt from the ultimate fighting championship mary o'dell 1 american interest in mixed martial arts is growing. both male and female athletes are invited to compete, although this sport is not recommended for the prima donna. this full contact fighting combines various martial arts techniques so fighters with different styles can compete against each other. this intriguing sport has convinced more than one athlete that he is not, in fact, the alpha and the omega! many people think that all combative sports should be strictly monitored and regulated by state commissions. it is obvious that the ultimate fighting championship (ufc) is an organization that promotes combative athletic events. state athletic commissions should strictly monitor and regulate the ufc.select the rebuttal statement that best refutes the viewpoint in section one. a) it is necessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. b) it is unnecessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. c) it is necessary for athletes involved in mixed martial arts to self-regulate. d) one distinctive feature of mixed martial arts is the combination of various techniques.

What is one way that the author makes a distinction between the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental passenger flights in 1936

The truck driver backed his vehicle between two buildings, he did not have an inch to spare on either side. fragment, run on, or complete sentence?