What is the author’s purpose in paragraph 1? (RI 9.6) *

to provide readers with a definition of resiliency
to demonstrate that resiliency can be found in everyday life
to persuade readers that resiliency is necessary for success
to argue the importance of resiliency for people as they grow up

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,

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the answer is:

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