What describes esquivel’s primary purpose in her essay “at the hearth”?
to instruct the reader in how to prepare nutritious meals
to entertain the reader with quaint stories of her childhood
to inform and persuade the reader about her dream of a “new man”
to persuade the reader to consider giving up meat

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.