Excerpt from incredible oceans roberto barerra 1 the world’s oceans are truly amazing. roughly seventy one percent of the earth is covered by oceans, and they are the home to countless fish, crustaceans, and other marine animals. the five major oceans—the arctic, the atlantic, the indian, the pacific, and the southern, which are then broken down into smaller seas—provide food for humans and animals, entice explores, enable trade, and affect the climate and environment the world over.
1.)the author uses paragraph 1 to
a) point out that explorers were drawn to the ocean.
b) contrast the different oceans of the world.
c) describe what the passage will be about.
d) come to a conclusion about the topic.

The author uses paragraph 1 to:

C) describe what the passage will be about.

Explanation:

When writing essays or articles, there are steps to be followed to warrant the logical flow of what will be discussed. The very first step is to write an introduction. It has the purpose of presenting the thesis statement to readers, what the essay is about. It prepares readers for what will come next and also guides the author so he/she won't lose sight of the subject at hand. That happens at the first paragraph of the text, and it is not different in the excerpt we are analyzing here. Paragraph 1 of "Incredible Oceans" has the goal of presenting what the text is about. Thus, the best option is letter C.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).

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