Read the passage from sugar changed the world.
i wanted to know more about the beguiling nina, and my cousin had plenty of stories to share. he told me that her grandfather was a russian serf—a farmer who could be bought and sold by the noble who owned his land. family legend has it that this serf, a remarkable and intelligent man, to change the course of the history of sugar. in the early 1800s, the british controlled most of the sugar plantations of the caribbean and the sea routes to europe. as a result, their rivals were desperate to find a new way to create sugar. they turned to beets.
what is the purpose of this passage?
it explains why the person telling the story is fascinated with russian history.
it provides background on how a family from russia got into the sugar business.
it explains that beets can be grown, processed, and refined into sugar for market.
it reveals methods used by the british to maintain control of the sugar market.

It provides background on how a family from Russia got into the sugar business.

Explanation:

The book Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science tells about the development of the sugar business, starting from its origins in New Guinea in 7000 B.C. to the 21st century and production of ethanol. An important topic in the book is a blood trail this industry left - the deaths of countless African slaves forced into sugar production.

This particular excerpt tells a story about how an ancestor of one Russian family entered the sugar business as a serf, a farmer bound to his lord's land, which he works on.

many scientists' predictions of climate change include: warmer temperatures, rising sea levels, and more frequent storms.

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the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.