The preparation was complete, so I waited. The muscles in my arms still burned from having worked so hard, but
now I was finished. The machinery was bolted and
Secured. The tower was steady and unmoving under the
weight of twisted steel and plastic. Looking at it now it
appeared exactly as it was -- something out of a dream.
--The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba
Why is this an effective beginning paragraph?
O It grabs the reader's attention.
It explains who the author is.
It establishes the setting of the memoir.
O It tells about the obstacle the author faced.