Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

1. In this excerpt, the writer is trying to give the facts about sugar, its marketing and the results of the production and comercialization of this product a new perspective, especially because it would seem at first as if the consequences of producing and comercializing sugar had not been as good. But in fact, aside from the bad consequences, the writer wants reader to know that there were, also, good results, like the connection of people through this trade. This is why answer is C.

2. This paragraph shows two types of characters; the first one is Adam, who cannot get over the fact that the water holds something he fears and therefore has trouble taking the final step. The second is Laura, who is fearless, even in the face of pain. She also mocks her friend because he cannot face such a small fear and overcome it to have fun. This is why the answer is B.

3. The correct answer is B. This is because what Sunil is doing is first, informing the reader about the conflict, which is, the misunderstanding Americans have on other cultures and countries, like India, and then gives background information so that the reader understands the reason for conflict, which is, the lack of knowledge and the prejudice on the part of Americans towards other cultures they know nothing about.

4. Is the same question as #2.

a

Explanation:

i just took it

A

Explanation:

it's the best answer

C

Explanation:

In this excerpt, the writer is trying to give the facts about sugar, its marketing and the results of the production and comercialization of this product a new perspective, especially because it would seem at first as if the consequences of producing and comercializing sugar had not been as good. But in fact, aside from the bad consequences, the writer wants reader to know that there were, also, good results, like the connection of people through this trade. This is why answer is C.

The details about ideas and global connections support the authors' purpose by persuading readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences.

Indeed, the authors write that the increased communication among different parts of the world ("great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas") has revealed two consequences of sugar's story:

The main purpose of the author is to show that sugar has changed the world. Some of the details he provides in this passage contribute to fulfilling this objective. For example, the author argues that sugar contributed to developing global connections of knowledge. He also claims that these exchanges fostered ideas of human freedom. In this two ways, sugar might have been a direct cause of change in the world.