By putting it as a matter-of-fact statement (assuming everything else was action packed) there is a massive shift that creates contrast in the piece and leaves a very concise point to shock/leave the reader with.
The delivery technique Marcus is using while delivering a speech verbatim from a teleprompter is manuscript delivery.
So the text he is reading is called a manuscript, and he is delivering it in front of cameras or people. Verbatim means word for word - so he is reading everything that is written in the text. This is a common method of reading text during news on TV, for example.
Sure, trees produce oxygen that help us breath and animals help with the production of food
I would have to say a) the event that sets up the story's main conflict.
"initiate" mean to begin, or start off. The event that sets up the main conflict would most likely be the initiating event.
Hope this helps you, baii<333
