The author's purpose in the passage below (paragraph 1) is mainly to But this is like trying to scale a glacier. It's hard to get your footing, and your fingertips get all red and frozen and torn up.
A. describe the difficulty of writing figuratively
O B. share a personal experience of trying to write an autobiography
O C. describe what climbing a glacier is like
O D. illustrate the physical sensations of being a frustrated writer

To celebrate black history month, we will be learning about the lives of some african americans. your assignment is to find biographical (life story) information about one famous african american historical figure. be sure that you find the following information about the person you select: date of birth, country of origin, how he or she (or his/her family) came to the united states, why he/she is famous, and how the person died (if applicable). we will use the information that you gather in the research on an in-class project. be sure to keep track of your sources; your final project will require a works cited page. in an internet search engine, which group of keywords is most appropriate for this assignment? a) black history month, date of birth b) african, american, people, biographies c) famous people, africa, america, project d) african american, people, countries, famous