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How does the second paragraph develop the author's thesis?
The second paragraph
1)Provides a conclusion that contains a statement of the thesis
2)answers anintroductory question what the thesis statement
3)Explains disagreement with the thesis is incorrect
4)Provides the specific example in support of the thesis statement

Let's look at the 1st paragraph before we see the 2nd. Boiled down, the thesis is "Through a series of *programs*, he stimulated the economy, got people back to *work*, and protected the American people through the Great Depression."

The question wants to know about the 2nd paragraph. Basically, that paragraph is focused on the WPA: why it was created, & what is accomplished.

While 1) might be servicable if there was no better option, I believe 4) looks at *all* of the 2nd paragraph as a specific example & uses it to circle back to support the thesis, instead of just containting a vauge "statment of the thesis" in its conclusion.

I also believe that 4) better fits what body paragraphs usually do. The word "conclusion" is typically reserved for the very end of a passage; we've just started. If you've seen the instructions to creating essays like this, support & examples are going to be used to uphold the thesis. Only then is a conclusion used after everything is said & done.

I don't have any way to 100% confirm if 4) is right or not, so... I guess you'll have to take my word for it like the other guy :P