Read the excerpt from the preface of a book.
Which best explains why the author included this excerpt
in the preface of the book?
I wrote this book to describe events in the 1800s. I wanted
to explore the time when settlers came to live west of the
Mississippi River. You may know of people such as Daniel
Boone, but there are other important figures. European
explorers and conquistadors also played important roles in
creating what became the United States.
O to let the reader know the reason for writing the book
O to mention sources utilized during the writing of the book
O to thank the settlers who influenced westward expansion
O to indicate a personal connection with the main topic of
the book

This excerpt is from the poet by alfred lord tennyson the poem describes a poets consciousness and perception which three lines suggests the richness of a poets thoughts

According to the study, what made jonathan swift distrust the assumption most english people of his era made about the superiority of their own race and culture?

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.