The paragraph missing from the question is the following:
<em>The IT department is in the process of overhauling our website. This update will require the implementation of a separate server for our company intranet and e-mail. This conversion will require a 24-hour downtime. As a result, all intranet and e-mail services will be unavailable on Saturday. </em>
Answer:
To inform the reader that the company intranet and e-mail services will be unavailable on Saturday.
Explanation:
The author explains what the IT department will do and how long its activities will be only to inform why the company intranet and e-mail services will be unavailable. The major purpose of the paragraph is to inform the reader that the company intranet and e-mail services will be unavailable on Saturday. The whole text revolves around that point because if we were to remove the non-essential information of the text, everything would be removed except for the part that informs that such services will be unavailable on Saturday.
Answer:
It's either the last or second one
This question is about the article "Bears are fatter than ever for Fat Bear Week"
Answer:
The phrase “We had the largest salmon run ever” shows Naomi Boak’s opinion of Fat Bear Week.
Explanation:
Naomi Boak is one of the forest guards that participates in the organization of Fat Bear Week, which states that because of the success of people willing to participate in Fat Bear Week and mainly because of the increase in weight of the bears, this was the biggest Fat Bear Week already seen. She believes that fatter bears have never been shown and this is probably due to the big salmon run that took place.