What is the author’s purpose in "save the coral reefs”? check all that apply. to convince readers that practices that destroy coral reefs must be stopped to entertain readers with a dramatic tale about the destruction of coral reefs to inform readers about how the coral reefs are being destroyed to inform readers about which fishing companies damage the coral reefs the most to persuade readers to try scuba diving before the coral reefs are destroyed

The answer is A) to convince readers that practices that destroy coral reefs must be stopped.

and C) to inform readers about how the coral reefs are being destroyed .

Explanation:

the autor of the text is bringing the point that one achievment of the president john f. kennedy was a success and this caused the next president to use a similar idea. the purposefor the use of the quotation in the text is to support the idea that peace corps was a result of the president's call. in this case, the quotation is presented as part of the writing and does not stand on its own.

answer a.