It occurs to her that she should record this flash of insight in her journal otherwise she is sure to forget, for she is someone who is always learning and forgetting and
obliged to learn again—but the act of recording requires that she remove her gloves,
rummage through her bag for her pen and for the notebook itself. This is more than
she is capable of doing.
--Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

What is the purpose of the dashes in the first sentence? How do they
help to create meaning?

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.