What is the author's purpose in writing the passage? Excerpt adapted by The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe A.
to set the scene and provide some background information
B.
to explain a complex problem and propose an easy solution
O C.
to generate excitement and stimulate the imagination
D.
to describe a significant event and its likely consequences

new york state wildlife expert richard thomas found that a woodchuck could   chuck around 35 feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.

the president was the speaker and it was a great part of history.

explanation:

video of the national aeronautic space administration's (nasa) coverage of president john f. kennedy’s address at rice university, houston, texas, concerning the nation's efforts in space exploration. in his speech the president discusses the necessity for the united states to become an international leader in space exploration and famously states, "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."