Here are some central ideas from the reading. It is difficult to identify Ebola in dead specimens. The scientists' work is consi
dered highly hazardous. This virus has the potential to "come alive" and spread throughout the human species. It is very important to keep the truth from the news. What is the author's purpose in writing this text? to persuade readers to entertain readers to inform readers to express a personal feeling
To persuade is the first main type of author's purpose. Text written to persuade means the author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author. This might mean the author wants the reader to think or even act in a specific way.
The element of heritage that is preserved by this excerpt is the details that uses to express the specific type of food and the ways that is being cooked and prepared. Each culture has it´s own traditions that are preserved fro one generation to another and in this case are the culinary traditions.
