8. What purpose do the opening two lines of the text have in the development of the

author's ideas?

A. They introduce the author's central idea in his discussion of Alexandra David-

Neel.

B. They help readers understand who Alexandra David-Neel was.

C. They show that Alexandra David-Neel loved to travel and then come back

home.

D. They relate Alexandra David-Neel's life to the reader who goes on journeys.

Read this paragraph from a cause-and-effect essay. upwelling and el niño in normal years, the trade winds cause colder, nutrient-rich waters to rise to the ocean surface. this process is called “upwelling,” and it causes small fish called plankton to multiply. which rubric term or phrase would apply to the phrase “trade winds”? a. effect b. elaboration of a cause or effect c. transition between a cause and an effect d. cause