Read the following passage and determine the author’s purpose.

the olympic games took place in beijing, china, in 2008. in those olympic games, swimming fans wondered whether michael , an american swimmer, would break mark spitz’s record of seven gold medals.

check all of the boxes that apply.
to narrate
to persuade or argue
to inform

Jason is making a list of sources for his current events report about the presidential election. he writes: magazine, newspaper, news website, book. which choice could provide the most current information? a) book b) magazine c) newspaper d) news website

Plz first person to respond get brainest read the passage. i pictured myself lazing on a stretch of white sand, a gentle blue sea rocking before me and palm trees rustling behind me. i could go for that. "just think," added josh,"no freezing rain or sub-zero temperatures." "no tornadoes . no blizzards," contributed kayla. "just lovely,sunny days." which provides the best textual support for the claim that the propose of this paragraph is to entertain?

Read the first stanza of wallace stevens's 'the anecdote of the jar' below: i placed a jar in tennessee, and round it was, upon a hill. it made the slovenly wilderness surround that hill. which of these is the best paraphrase of the stanza? o a. when i placed a jar outside in tennessee, it seemed to dominate all of nature. o b. the round jar i put on a hill looked strange amidst the wildness of nature o c. i put a round jar on a hill in tennessee, and the jar made the wilderness surround it. o d. i placed a jar on a round, wilderness-covered hill in tennessee.