Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu by John DiConsiglio. The disease that concerned Dr. Dowell was avian influenza, or bird flu. This virus usually strikes poultry, like chickens, ducks, and turkeys. It’s rare for bird flu to make people sick. What is most likely the author’s purpose in this passage? A. to explain what the case study is aboutB. to ask a question that he will answer laterC. to add supplemental information that explains the situationD. to help the reader draw a conclusion based on the evidence

answer: the answer is b

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president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.

d. islands off the coast of newfoundland