Watch the tides roll in and out from your own magnificent room at Sunburst Resorts. At Sunburst Resorts, we offer you three locations just a few steps away from Kauai's famed beaches. Each of our bungalows features a lavish, yet comfortable, interior that will make you feel right at home in Hawaii. In addition, enjoy our open-air spa where you can get our signature massages and facials. You can have a massage while the pleasant ocean breeze flows over your skin. So don't hesitate one more moment—come to Sunburst Resorts. What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?

A.
to persuade tourists to visit the resort
B.
to inform tourists about Kauai's beaches
C.
to describe Hawaii's natural landscape
D.
to entertain the reader with a narrative

In at least 150 words, explain how richard wright use of dialogue in the short story "the man who was almost a man" contributes to the overall meaning of the story.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?

What element of dante's inferno shows the reader that he wants to expose corruption in the church? a. by placing many church leaders among the sinners in hell b. by changing his own personality to create the dante character c. by allowing virgil, a well-respected poet, to be his guide d. by setting his story in hell and following the biblical description of hell2b2t