What is the author's purpose for providing the description in
this passage?
as the sun angled, the buttes and coulees, the cliffs and
sculptured hills and ravines lost their burned and dreadful
look and glowed with yellow and rich browns and a hundred
variations of red and silver gray, all picked out by streaks of
coal black. it was so beautiful that i stopped near a thicket of
dwarfed and wind-warped cedars and junipers, and once
stopped i was caught, trapped in color and dazzled by the
clarity of the light
to persuade people to visit the bad lands
to inform people of the natural beauty in a part of america
to argue against development of the bad lands
to entertain people with the unusual sights

To inform people of the natural beauty in a part of America

Explanation:

In the passage above, the author describes how he saw the beauty of the nature and that persuaded him to stop and stare at the beauty nature has to offer.

His thorough description of the beautiful mainlands is because he wants his readers to know what a beautiful place it was. When a reader reads something, he automatically imagines the words in his mind that he is reading and builds a picture of it.

This description will surely let the readers know of the beauty and might as well persuade them to visit those areas as well.  

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

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    a basketball team comprises of five players as mentioned above. the five players include point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward and center (ramen 56). the rules do not limit players to certain locations. however, evolution of basketball from the 1980s made players assume certain locations and roles. the point guard should be the fastest team member, and is responsible for organizing the attacks of the team. he does this by making sure that the right player has the ball at the right time (wissel 87). the shooting guard creates mainly long-range shorts and watches the opponent's last player on the defense. the small forward member of the team is majorly responsible for scoring points through dribble penetration and cuts to the basket. he also rebounds and plays actively. power forward plays invasively having their back to the basket and when on defense he plays under the basket or against the opponent's power forward (ramen 54). the center often uses his size and height to score and safeguard the basket when on defense. however, there is no rule that limits the players to these descriptions.  

              there are four quarters in regular basketball game, and each takes 10 or 12 minutes (ramen 67). in college basketball games, the game uses two-twenty minute halves. extra time should take 5 minutes in all games except in high school, where it takes four minutes. teams need to change sides after the first half of the game. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive. at any given time, the court should have ten players, 5 from both sides. despite substitutions being unrestricted, it can only be performed when the game is stopped (wissel 51). additionally, teams must have a uniform comprising of a jersey and a pair of shorts. for identification purposes, the jersey should have a unique number in the team printed at the front and back. in some instances, the jerseys have the names of players, sponsors and team printed on them.  

              in conclusion, regulation basketball hoop comprises of a rim or basket attached to a backboard. violating the rules of the game results in a change of the shot clock if the committed by the defense or loss of ball possession. basketball teams comprise of five players, which includes the point guard, shooting guard, power forward, small forward and center. a typical basketball game might take approximately 2 hours excluding the time when the game is inactive.