Analyze this sentence from the story: "he tried to coerce his mind into thinking of it, but the mind was dominated at this time by the muscles, and the muscles said they did not care." what does the word coerce mean here? why was there a need to "coerce his mind"?

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 does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

What background knowledge would best support this inference about mario?

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to