Read this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. when i was a kid, i took great pleasure in jumping on my bike and riding to the corner candy store about half a mile away. although i had no knowledge of the part the bicycle had played as a vehicle of change for turn-of-the-20th-century women, i was acutely aware that it allowed this 1960s girl a unique measure of independence. on my bike, i could break free of the bonds that held me in my neighborhood to go buy necco wafers and candy necklaces and atomic fireballs. if i felt particularly adventurous, i could even ride a bit farther for a fresh ice-cream cone at applegate farm. the author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is to describe the research she conducted for wheels of change. to explain the historical significance of bicycles. to establish her credentials as an expert on bicycles. to emphasize her personal appreciation for bicycles.

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D)  to emphasize her personal appreciation for bicycles.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change by Sue Macy, she describes how she, in the 1960's, as the kid she was, used her bike to go to different places like a candy store or to Applegate Farm to get an ice-cream cone, and she explains how the simple fact of being able to go out of her neighborhood and go to those places, gave her a sense of independence that she really liked. So the purpose of including this passage in the introduction is to emphasize her personal appreciation for bicycles.

after the signature of the treaty of versailles in june 1919, germany lost nearly 25,000 square miles and a population of 7 million people. these territories included eupen-malmedy area and moresnet which were ceded to belgium. regarding relations with france, germany ceded the sovereignty of the saar coal mines to this country, as well as the provinces of alsace-lorraine.

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