Miep. but, mr. frank, there are letters, notes . . mr. frank. burn them. all of them. miep. burn this? (she hands him a paperbound notebook.) which best describes the purpose of the stage direction in this excerpt?

This excerpt is from "The Diary of Ann Frank", which illustrates the moment on which Mr. Frank will receive Annes diary. The purpose of stage directions is to guide the actors and others reading the script, into taking the correct actions. For instance; running, walking, singing a song, grab an object, ect.  

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Explanation: To illustrate the moment at which Mr. Frank receives Anne’s diary. Hope this helps :)

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

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