Which best describes the purpose of the first section of this
passage?
it provides a counter-argument, so the reader can
better comprehend the speech.
it creates a conversational tone, so the reader can
better understand the speech.
it provides background information for context, so
the reader can better understand the speech.
it creates a question and answer format, so the
reader will know what style to expect from the rest
of the passage.

Javier is writing a literary analysis of the secret garden. read this introduction to his essay. frances burnett’s “the secret garden” explores the challenges of a sickly, self-centered little girl named mary lennox. after mary’s parents die of cholera, she moves from india to england to live at her uncle’s estate in yorkshire. while living at the old estate, mary discovers an abandoned garden that belonged to her deceased aunt. tending to the neglected garden brings mary joy, and her health improves. through mary’s transformation, burnett presents nature as a symbol of rebirth and healing. which piece of textual evidence should javier use to support the claim made in the introduction? a. “‘it’s in the garden no one can go into,’ she said to herself. ‘it’s the garden without a door. he lives in there. how i wish i could see what it is like! ’” b. “in india she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. the fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.” c. “mary felt lonelier than ever when she knew she was no longer in the house. she went out into the garden as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to run round and round the fountain flower garden ten times.” d. “‘it isn’t a quite dead garden,’ she cried out softly to herself. ‘even if the roses are dead, there are other things alive.’”

Igive brainliest based on the passage about louis pasteur, which statement is a fact? louis pasteur should have studied his laboratory animals more closely. louis pasteur was clever when he decided to inject nerve tissue from sick animals into healthy animals. louis pasteur knew it took about a month for signs of rabies to show up in a victim. louis pasteur was one of the greatest scientists who ever lived.

What did jefferson’s “virginia statue for religious freedom accomplish? select all that apply.