What is the author's purpose in writing this passage? as i drove through the sonoran desert, i was struck by how beautiful everything was. i was speeding down the highway, looking west across the desert, as the sun snuck up behind me. there was just enough light to give a reddish-orange glow to the valley walls. the saguaro cacti cast shadows across the brush dotting the desert floor, and i watched as the saguaros lifted their arms to the sky. all of a sudden, heavy rain began to fall, and when it ended 20 minutes later, the saguaros were left to greedily drink up what little water they could get. the sun rose higher in the sky, and waves of heat began rising off the desert floor. those waves reminded me that the beauty i saw was the result of an unbelievably harsh climate. it's easy to forget how cruel nature can be when you're inside a climate-controlled vehicle. a. to tell the reader how to live in a desert b. to describe to the reader a scenic drive c. to inform the reader about saguaro cacti d. to persuade the reader to visit a desert

As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.

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Which statement best explains how shakespeare transformed thesource material, hecatommithi by giraldi cinthio? lago is driven by a sense of duty, while ensign is motivatedby jealousyensign's plot only involves the moor, while lago plots to trickcassio, the captainwhile ensign's trickery is driven by his love for the moor'swife, lago's plot is driven by his hatred for cassio and themoorin shakespeare's play, the men are either good or evil bynature, in the source material, they are influenced by outsidesources