Which statement best shows the difference between an essay’s theme and the author’s purpose? The author’s purpose is the message the author wants to convey, while the theme is the author’s reason for writing.
Themes are always meant to persuade readers of an opinion, while the author’s purpose is never to persuade.
Themes are statements that can be proven true, while purposes are opinions that cannot be supported.
The theme is the message the author wants to convey, while the purpose is the author’s reason for writing.

In the section the deciding pitch what is the narrators point of view on how th pitcher feels about the upcoming event

Read the excerpt from the time traveler's guide to elizabethan england. simon forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. however, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. he has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” it seems the best advice is provided by nicholas bownd in his book medicines for the plague: "in these dangerous times god must be our only defense.”which lines best summarize the excerpt?

How does the map develop the central idea that scholars at jundi shapur spread the knowledge of sugar? the map illustrates the spread of sugar from new guinea to persia. the map shows that sugar was being refined primarily in the north rather than the south. the map illustrates the spread of knowledge about refined sugar processing to egypt. the map illustrates that people in china knew how to refine sugar and shared this knowledge. the answer is c