Read the passage from sugar changed the world.

sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar.

how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose?

a) the comparison of honey to sugar production persuade readers that honey is better than sugar.
b) the details about sugar’s dependency on slavery inform readers about why sugar was inexpensive.
c) the details about the sugar’s strong flavor entertain the reader with stories of how people invented sugar.
d) the comparison of the invention of sugar to steel persuade readers that sugar is easier to make than steel.

B) The details about sugar’s dependency on slavery help inform readers about why sugar was inexpensive.

Explanation:

This excerpt from "Sugar Changed the World" states the dark story behind sugar's sweeter taste and its inexpensiveness. It is dark because its taste and availability is made possible by the most brutal labor of millions of slaves. The author's purpose in this passage to establish sugar's dependency on slavery. Hence, option B is correct.

Option A, C and D are incorrect because they state supporting arguments and less important facts.They (A, C, and D) also says nothing about dependency of sugar on slavery (which is important idea of the passage).

we know that, volume of a rectangular prism is given by :

✿   {length × width × height}

given : the length of rectangular prism = 5.5

given : the width of rectangular prism = 6

given : the height of rectangular prism = 3

⇒ the volume of given rectangular prism = {5.5 × 6 × 3}

⇒ the volume of given rectangular prism = 99

which lines in this excerpt from act i of shakespeare's romeo and juliet suggest that lord capulet respects free will?