My free life began on the third of September, 1838. On the morning of the fourth of that month, after an anxious and most perilo
us but safe journey, I found myself in the big city of New York, a free man—one more added to the mighty throng which, like the confused waves of the troubled sea, surged to and fro between the lofty walls of Broadway. Though dazzled with the wonders which met me on every hand, my thoughts could not be much withdrawn from my strange situation. For the moment, the dreams of my youth and the hopes of my manhood were completely fulfilled. The bonds that had held me to "old master" were broken. No man now had a right to call me his slave or assert mastery over me. –from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass
Which answer choice best states the author's likely purpose for writing this selection?
a. to persuade the reader to help runaway slaves
b. to entertain the reader with an interesting tale
Have a light snack instead. Chop up some peppers. Hardest part of diet is going without chocolate. Egg sandwiches are too smelly. Snack shop doesn’t sell fresh food.
The correct answer should be <span>how to change the oil in your car
Reasons to visit California and Why seat belts should be required are persuasive speeches because you are persuading your audience to visit California and make belts mandatory. Changing oil is informative because there's no opinion there or persuasion, just information.</span>
<span>Informational text is a subset of the larger category of nonfiction Its primary purpose is to inform the reader about the natural or social world. Different from fiction, and other forms of nonfiction, informational text does not utilize characters.</span>
