The paragraph below is an excerpt from an article written for a school newspaper. texting is an increasingly popular means of communication with students at mystic falls high school. students text their friends to make plans, ask questions, and share information. however, texting can also be distracting. it takes students' attention away from the primary purpose of school: learning. what is the tone of the article?

The tone of the above article is critical.

Critical tone refers to make careful judgments about something or to evaluate the negative judgments. It throws light on issues or statements to be focused on.

In the above article, the author criticizes texting as a part of communication to talk or disseminate information, hindering students learning and ultimately failing to attempt the objective of school.

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the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.