Please help me The four main purposes an author has for writing are to entertain, to express personal thoughts, to persuade, and to
A. gather information
B. become famous
c. expose something
D. explain something

Read this excerpt from holes. at the time, elya thought nothing of the curse. he was just a fifteen-year-old kid, and “eternity” didn’t seem much longer than a week from tuesday. besides, he liked madame zeroni and would be glad to carry her up the mountain. he would have done it right then and there, but he wasn’t yet strong enough. how does this section of the flashback relate to stanley? a.elya was much older during his difficult time than stanley was during his. b.elya’s physical weakness parallels stanley’s physical weakness. c.elya, like stanley, lives in the moment and does not consider the future. d.elya, like stanley, likes the character who is giving him a hard time.

Reading critically involves reading to criticize reading many texts questioning a text talking about interests

Similarities between speaker’s delivery and active listening?