Answer:
The option which best states the author's overall purpose in this text is:
D. To inform the reader of a theory that attempts to explain why generations act the way they do.
Explanation:
I looked this question up and found out it concerns the text "What Past Generations Can Teach Us About Our Future," by former Newsweek correspondent Mike Kubic (born in 1927).
According to the article, Strauss & Howe developed a theory that explains and, in a way, even predicts how each generation will act. There are four "turnings" or stages which generations go through. According to Strauss & Howe's observations, these stages always happen in the same order: high, awakening, unraveling, and crisis. The generation belonging to each turning will always present certain traits and behaviors concerning their sense of community, individualism, economic prosperity, respect for institutions, etc. 
<u>According to Kubic, this theory has been both praised and criticized, even though, so far, it has been able to successfully make predictions about the American society. However, it is important to note that Kubic does not praise or criticize it himself. All he does is describe and explain it. His purpose is to inform readers about the existence of the theory.</u>
 
        
             
        
        
        
Tap? Have you ever thought about how dean the water is that comes from the something must be done to make it clean and pure. Here is something you can Since there cannot be pure fresh streams everywhere to supply clean water learn about cleaning dirty water. First, you get a funnel that you used before and slowly into the funnel. Then collect the water as it drips through into another jar and line it with clean white blotting paper. Next, get some muddy water and pout it continue doing this until you have about half the muddy water. After this, observe the blotting-paper lining the funnel and you will see how it has held back some of the dirt from the muddy water. Finally, you will see how much cleaner the water is. You have made a filter to separate the dirt from the water and left the water cleaner
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
C
Explanation:
He wanted something to worship him
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Popping up like corn.
Explanation:
In this text, we encounter a description of the grasshoppers that are present in Rainy Mountain. The author tells us that these grasshoppers "pop up" like corn. This is meant to describe the way the insects jump out of the grass. By using this simile, the author is able to create a vivid picture of the animals, and thus enrich his description.