Read the passage.

do you know how much plastic human beings consume each year? each year, more than eight million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean. that's enough grocery bags to cover every foot of coastline around the world. there are ways that every person can reduce plastic waste, though, starting by eliminating the use of plastic straws.

the author's purpose in this passage is to
a. inform
b. persuade

Reading a stream of consciousness narrative is like reading a journal that is unedited and unorganized. reading a book that is based on facts. reading something that is clear and easy to understand.

Jane addams's memoir, twenty years at hull-house, describes her work with

Which text evidence from the passage supports the theme that even nonliving things contain a life force? select two options.it was close and dry and dusty in the house of the gods.” “i have said the magic was gone but that is not true—it had gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the place.” “i felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me.” “nor had i ever slept in a dead place before—and yet, tonight, i must sleep there.” “when i thought of it, my tongue felt dry in my throat, in spite of my wish for knowledge.” “almost i would have gone down again and faced the dogs, but i did not.”