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In this passage, what is the author's main purpose? Informational Text: Expository Essay
Read this passage from an expository essay. Then, answer the
following question(s)
O
A
to describe the climate on a typical day on Maui
B. to persuade readers to visit Hawaii
C
to inform readers about the legend of Haleakala
OD
to entertain visitors to Hawaii
A giant, dormant volcano silently looms at the eastern end of
the Hawaiian island of Maui. The volcano was given the name
Haleakala, meaning "house of the sun," by the people of the
island. According to their legends, the benevolent god Maui
wanted to help the people of the island named for him. To
accomplish this, he captured the sun and trapped it in the deep
basin at the volcano's summit. He promised to release the sun
only if it would agree to move more slowly across the sky each
day. The sun evidently agreed, for residents and visitors to the
island of Maui have enjoyed the benefit of long, sunny days
ever since

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