What does it mean to look for an authors argument?

a) find the authors claim and support

b) examine the authors credentials

c) follow the narrative progression

d) identify the authors bias about the subject

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

How did magellan's discovery of what is now considered the philippines directly affect the native populations that were living there? a.they disappeared deep into the new land and started another settlement b. they became aggressive after having a new religious view upon them c. they became restless to travel the world on the ships they encountered d.they became angered over losing their lands' raw goods like fruits and spices

Most children brought up in brooklyn before the first world war remember day there with a peculiartenderness. it was the day children went around "ragamuffin" or "slamming gates," wearing costumes topped off by apenny maskbased on this excerpt, what is the author's purpose in writing?