From The Beast by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey J. O’Higgins

What is the best reason for including paragraphs 1 through 12 in this piece?
A. They provide historical context for the argument.
B. They provide ethos, logos, and pathos to the central argument.
C. They encourage the reader to question the authors’ premise.
D. They establish the primary rebuttal of the authors’ argument.
E. They outline the chronology of the events, allowing the authors to reference them to support their main argument.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

he can eat everything and drink whatever he wants

explanation:

all of the above