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D) "Following the strand of sugar and slavery leads directly into the tumult of the Age of Revolutions."
All these words would apply for a synonymy for abundant. Plentiful, copious, ample, profuse, rich, lavish, liberal, generous, bountiful, large, huge, great, bumper, overflowing, superabundant, infinite, inexhaustible, opulent, prolific.
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The 3 authors purposes are persuade, inform and entertain. Persuade the author is using their opinion to try and get you to agree, inform the author is explaining a topic with facts and without bias, and entertain the work doesnt have either of those it will be amusing or fun
A) As I picked up the telephone, my stomach flipped and my mouth dried like a desert.