PLEASE HELP!! 20 POINTS! <3 What is the main purpose of the paragraph that begins with, "On becoming an astronaut:" in "Eileen Collins—NASA's First Female Shuttle Commander to Lead Next Shuttle Mission"?

to make the argument that there should be more female shuttle commanders in the NASA program

to inform readers about the Mercury astronauts and what they accomplished in space

to explain how opportunities for women in aviation helped pave the way for women to join the space program

to convince young people to pursue careers in space travel

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement? most storms occurs at this time of year due to weather patterns. most storms occur at this time of year due to weather patterns.

Elect the correct text in the passage. vhich sentence is a simple sentence? time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences incraumstonces. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke, the larin both retellings is olmost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the samproverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he them understand how this stbe applied to their own lives. submit