Which of the following best summarizes the author's likely purpose for including a description of the scene from "Gasland" in the beginning of the article? FRACKING FUELS ENERGY DEBATE by Erica Gies

[1]In the 2010 documentary Gasland, Colorado resident Mike Markham strikes a cigarette lighter next to his kitchen faucet. He turns on the tap. Then he waits a beat. Whoosh! A fireball shoots from the flowing stream.

It’s a dramatic scene in a film about a technology being used to unleash huge new supplies of natural gas.

A.
To convince readers to support residents against fracking companies.

B.
To entertain the audience with a surprising story.

C.
To introduce readers to, Mark Markham, an important character in the story.

D.
To introduce the debate about fracking in an engaging way.

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1. select a book or movie that has at least one sequel. write a persuasive paragraph discussing which version you believe is better the original book or movie or the sequel. if there is more than one sequel to the original book or movie, select only one of the sequels on which to foous be sure to clearly introduce your argument use at least one ype of thetoric to persuade your reader, incilude specific details from the book or movie and address at least one counterclaim.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?