In “Spinning a Yarn,” the author’s purpose is to persuade. Which of the following quotes from the article shows that the author’s purpose is to persuade? A. “The Inca Empire covered nearly 3,000 miles.”
B. “More conclusive proof that the quipu is a language comes from an old manuscript, a series of handwritten pages from the 17th century.”
C. “Quipus are made of wool strings that hang from a thick cord. On the strings are groups of knots.”
D. “They made houses of stone blocks that fit together perfectly without mortar, a bonding material.”

some attention getter quotes to support your thesis regarding brain work could be the following: :

a. storage capacity of your brain is virtually unlimited.

b. your brain produces sufficient electricity to light-up a small bulb.

c. different brain circuits are involved with reading aloud or silently.

d. your brain by itself does not feel pain.

e. reading allows your brain to download info directly.

f. brains of two musicians performing together can synchronize.

the narrator is saying that the old lady made her feel uncomfortable. you know this because they say "i found that rather irksome", "perhaps it was her being so upright and trim", and "i don't think it was that, because i thought that quaintly pleasant." hope this !

throughout history, economists have always thought  ..