C.her descriptions of the lush plant life is your answer
The author’s purpose in writing the paragraph is to point out the differences and similarities, to compare and contrast.
She making mention to the African american males of that time period who went to bars and played pool and jazz music and drank alchohol instead of finishing school
Swimming is an action verb because you can do it. Fast is not an action verb it is an adjective.
We cannot rely on only our five senses we have to use scientific tools to understand what is beyond our senses. Only using our five senses in inadequate.