Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. We don't know exactly what Nina's grandfather's invention did, but as the story goes, he found a way to give raw beet sugar sparkling hues. People from Russia to the cafés of Vienna could now buy cheap and attractive sugar produced on European soil.

Serfs were much like slaves, since they had no choice about where they lived or worked. Yet Nina's grandfather made so much money from his invention that he was able to buy his freedom from his owner.

What is the purpose of this text?

to inform readers about the grandfather’s role in creating beet sugar
to entertain readers with stories about one of the grandfather’s inventions
to convince readers that beet sugar is better than cane sugar
to show readers what life was like for a typical Russian serf

Which two parts of this excerpt from mary shelley’s frankenstein reveals information about the setting? (it was on a dreary night of november that i beheld the accomplishment of my toils.) with an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, (i collected the instruments of life around me, that i might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. it was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out) when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, i saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. (how can i describe my emotions at this catastrophe), or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care i had endeavored to form? his limbs were in proportion, and i had selected his features as beautiful. beautiful! great god! (his yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; ) but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same color as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips.

Read the sentence from last lecture by randy pausch. all right, so what we’re not talking about today, we are not talking about cancer, because i spent a lot of time talking about that and i’m really not interested. pausch tells his audience this because he wants them to know that

Which describes an effective project plan? o a. the project plan uses abstract language to provide interesting descriptions. o b. the project plan uses researched sources to establish credibility. o c. the project plan uses information that is already known to the reader. o d. the project plan uses visual aids to guide the reader's understanding