Question: federal and state governments protect victims of identity theft by? a.) creating laws that impose fines and jail time for identity thieves. b.) passing laws requiring financial institutions to reimburse victims. c.) forcing credit-reporting agencies to notify victims of suspicious activity. d.) requiring people to do a better job protecting their personal information.

It's A. Creating laws that impose fines and jail time for identity thieves.

A. Creating laws that impose fines and jail time for identity thieves.

The quotations which stand as examples of opinion are:  We act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions. We are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal. In both cases you can see how a speaker expresses his own thoughts towards particular situation. In the first sentence there is "as if" used, which leads us to conclusion that the speaker compares something based on his perception.The second sentence contains incentive suggestion which also is derivative from someone's opinion.