What is the author's main purpose for writing “Letter to His Son?” to inform his son about the backgrounds of his friends and classmates

to entertain his son with a story about "the dark day"

to persuade the son to live according to his ethics and highest principles

to convince his son to convert to Puritanism

During which stage of the listening process would you pay close attention to verbal and nonverbal signals? taking notes evaluation active involvement preparation

The travels of marco polo. which sentence best reflects author’s subjective perspective on the people of japan?

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia