Which conclusion can be drawn about the author’s purpose by the language used in the selection? A.
The author wants to explain how acupuncture came to America.

B.
The author wants to inform the reader about acupuncture’s history.

C.
The author wants to convince the reader to use acupuncture as a treatment.

D.
The author wants to persuade the reader that acupuncture is also a legitimate form of treatment along with Western medicine.

B but I’m not sure

Explanation:

I think the answer is B because the overall passage talks about how the medicine came from long ago and it explained how the treatments healed people . It tells you all about the acupuncture’s history and that it was a Chinese tradition as well .

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

explanation:

i think the literacy device is "it's frozen head"