3. The total number of serious crimes in the United States leveled off last year after nearly a decade of steep declines, according to FBI statistics released today. The District of Columbia bettered the national trend with a 5-percent drop in serious crimes overall. However, the nation's capital also reported significant increases in robberies, which spiked 20 percent last year, according to the FBI. What was the author's purpose in writing this paragraph? A. to criticize the FBI for not reducing crime enough B. to inform the reader of the new crime statistics C. to persuade the reader to leave Washington, D. C. D. to attract more tourists to visit Washington, D. C. ​

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.