Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England
The purpose of fasting on Wednesdays is specifically to
encourage the eating of fish, to support the fishing
industry. People therefore respond differently. Some
households uphold the old religious fasts during Advent
and Lent, as if they are still observing the religious law;
others ignore Advent but observe the Lenten fast. Still
others ignore Wednesdays and just fast on Fridays and
Saturdays.
Why does the author use third-person point of view in
this excerpt?
The author wants to present factual information
effectively
The author wants to draw the reader deeper into the
experience
The author wants to directly address the audience.
The author wants to persuade the reader of his idea.

The correct answer is A. The author wants to present factual information effectively.

Explanation:

In general, the third-person point of view is objective and impersonal. Due to this, in the third-person point of view authors avoid the use of "I" (or related) that can introduce the author's point of view and the use of "you" that directly appeals to the audience. Instead, authors just report information using the pronouns they, she, he, it.

This occurs in the passage presented because the author focuses on describing the origin of fasting on Wednesday and the diverse responses of people to this without including personal opinions. Also, the author uses third-person pronouns, for example in "they are still observing the religious law". In this context, the author uses this point of view to present factual information effectively or create an objective/impersonal text (option A).

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.