Read the passage from sugar changed the world. then gandhi invited each person in the theater to join him in an exceptional oath, a pledge not to register, not to accept the government's rules, even if that resulted in severe punishment. gandhi insisted that every person weigh the commitment and make a personal choice. "every individual," he explained, must make the oath him- or herself, facing not to his neighbor, but his god. nor should it be taken in order to gain power over anybody but oneself, for the power of an oath is defined by what one man can promise to do, and what he is willing to suffer: insult, incarceration, hard labor, flogging, fine, deportation, and even death. everyone in the audience raised his or her hand. gandhi bound the crowd together to follow a new path, which he called satyagraha—which means "truth with force," or "firmness." it is also called "love-force." while the goal of violence is to defeat and vanquish the enemy, the goal of satyagraha is to convince or convert the opponent. "he must be weaned from error by patience and sympathy." a person who believes in satyagraha will not fight physically, but instead resists through his or her own inner courage, knowing he might be jailed or beaten. which statement best describes the authors’ purpose in this passage? a) the authors want to inform readers about gandhi's experiences in south africa. b) the authors want to persuade readers that gandhi had a strong influence on the indian workers. c) the authors want to inform readers about gandhi’s practice of satyagraha. d) the authors want to persuade readers that satyagraha is an effective way to solve problems.

B) The authors want to persuade readers that Gandhi had a strong influence on the Indian workers.

Explanation:

The passage does not inform us about Gandhi's experiences in South Africa, as it only talks about a specific and particular event and neither does it aim to inform us about Gandhi’s practice of Satyagraha or persuade us that it is an effective way to solve problems, as it only briefly explains what this practice is about. Instead, the passage does show us the convincing and firm manner in which Gandhi speaks to the audience and show us the Indian workers' response to Gandhi's words: “Everyone in the audience raised his or her hand” and “Gandhi bound the crowd together to follow a new path.” With this approach, the author aims to convince us that Gandhi had a strong influence on the Indian workers.

B: The authors want to persuade readers that Gandhi had a strong influence on the Indian workers.

Explanation:

Since, in the passage provided, in Gandhi's speech, it showed the favoritism of the people, "Everyone in the audience raised his or her hand." Then it proves the answer provided above. I hope I've helped. I also took it on E2020 and made 100%. If you need further explanation, please comment below.

1. this would be first person. it would be like "i walked home from school today" they are the narrator of the story and is a character as well.

2. first person because they used the word "i" in the quote.

3. i'm really not sure about this one i'm really sorry i never read it so i wouldn't know how to answer it. 

4. it would be character vs. society because everyone he meets there is always a conflict of some sort because he's stuck in his daydream.

5. it would be sadness at the loss of youth because the title itself tells us it's about age so it couldn't be about regret. and the tone just sounds sad, not angry. 

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