Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of the travels of marco polo. let us go on now to tell of a large city which forms part of the province of aden but has a petty ruler of its own. this city, which lies about 400 miles north-west of the port of aden, is called shihr. it is ruled by a count, who maintains strict justice in his domain. he has several cities and towns under his sway but is himself subject to the sultan of aden. the people are saracens and worship mahomet. the city has a very good port; for i assure you that many merchant-ships come here well loaded with goods from india, and from here they export many goods to india. in particular they export innumerable fine chargers and sturdy pack-horses of great worth and price, on which the merchants make a handsome profit. what are most likely the author's purposes for writing this text? select two options. a. to entertain readers by telling them about the ruler of shihr b. to inform readers by describing the city of shihr c. to educate readers by describing the religious practices of shihr d. to inform readers by giving facts about the ruler of shihr e. to persuade readers to study the politics of shihr

The right answers are options B and D.

In this excerpt from "The Travels of Marco Polo," the author intends to describe the city of Shihr. In fact, he narrates about its location, ruler, people , religion and commercial activities.

Besides, the author also provides information and further details about the ruler of Shihr. For example, he mentions that he is a man of justice and that he has several towns under his influence. However, he is under the authority of the sultan of Aden.

the support that the author, uses in the article facing our fears is a): a definition of the part of the brain called the amygdala.

he takes neuroscientist joseph ledoux's words by telling that by falling to distinguish between evolutionary old systems located in the amygdala and newer systems, centered in the prefrontal cortex, doctors have conflated non conscious threat circuits in the brain with circuits that underlie the conscious experience of fear. that, the author says, "leads ledoux to the jarring conclusion that the amygdala, a decades-old centerpiece of the brain's fear circuit, does not underlie the conscious feeling of fear".

despite this, the author points out in the article that that is a controversial notion and that evidence, in animal and humans, supports the idea that core emotions can exist outside of conscious awareness.