Based on reading "desiderata" and knowing that this word means "the items you needed for an archive to make it useful," what can you conclude was the author's purpose in writing this story? to recommend to persuade to justify to inform

Max Ehrmann's purpose was TO PERSUADE.  

Desiderata means "things that are desired". It is said that the virtues that the poem talks about, are the ones the author needed at that time.

In short, Desiderata is a wonderfully uplifting poem. It is short and simple but magnificently powerful.

It has been used widely in popular culture and although it was written in the 20s,  those pieces of advice are still used nowadays.

I'm pretty sure the answer is to inform.

Explanation: I know it isn't to persuade cause I'm redoing a test and the test is saying it's wrong and the options to recommend and to justify doesn't sound right so I would go with to inform. here's proof of my test saying to persuade is wrong https://gyazo.com/85f2097b15332c7316efff6d8b34ade1

answer:   a good wench, give it me.

iago

good girl, give it to me.

emilia

what will you do with ’t, that you have been so earnest

325to have me filch it?

emilia

and what are you going to do with it? why did you want it so much that you begged me to steal it?

iago

  why, what is that to you?

iago

what’s it to you?

emilia

if it be not for some purpose of import,

give ’t me again. poor lady, she’ll run mad

when she shall lack it.

emilia

if you don’t need it for some important reason, then give it back to me. poor lady, she’ll go crazy when she sees it’s missing.

iago

be not acknown on ’t,

330i have use for it. go, leave me.

iago

don’t admit to knowing anything about it. i need it. now go, leave me.

exit emilia

emilia exits.

i will in cassio’s lodging lose this napkin

and let him find it. trifles light as air

are to the jealous confirmations strong

as proofs of holy writ. this may do something.

335the moor already changes with my poison.

dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons

which at the first are scarce found to distaste,

but with a little act upon the blood

burn like the mines of sulfur.

i’ll leave this handkerchief at cassio’s house and let him find it.to a jealous man, a meaningless little thing like this looks like absolute proof. this handkerchief may be useful to me. the moor’s mind has already become infected with my poisonous suggestions. ideas can be like poisons. at first they hardly even taste bad, but once they get into your blood they start burning like hot lava.

enter othello

othello enters.

    i did say so.

340look, where he comes. not poppy nor mandragora

nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,

shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep

which thou owedst yesterday.

here he comes. no drugs or sleeping pills will ever give you the restful sleep that you had last night.

othello

    ha! ha! false to me?

othello

argh! she’s cheating on me?

iago

why, how now, general? no more of that.

iago

oh, general, , no more of that!

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