The Polynesian people are considered to be descendants of the seafaring Austronesian people who themselves originated in the Malaysian region of Southeast Asia. Polynesia is a sub-region of Oceania, located just northeast of Australia and New Zealand. Although Polynesia is composed of over 1,000 islands, the people living on those islands share a similar culture, language, and ethnicity. Over 6,000 years ago, sailors and their families took to the seas in search of more lands. They scattered across the islands of the South Pacific. The process these people used to navigate is yet unknown to anthropologists. Samoa and Tonga are both American protectorates located in Polynesia; Hawaii is also located there. Which of these best states the author's purpose?
A.) to persuade the reader take a trip to Polynesia
B.) to explain how the U. S. acquired its Pacific islands
C.) to entertain the reader with a Polynesian myth
D.) to educate the reader about the Polynesian people

The answer that answers this question Which of these best states the author's purpose? Is D.) to educate the reader about the Polynesian people

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )