Refer to the Newsela article "Opinion: As World Changes, Education Must, Too." What is the author's purpose in writing the article?

to argue that education systems must improve and teach students the skills and abilities they need to find employment and boost the economy

to suggest that education systems focus on improving knowledge rather than teaching skills students need to join the workforce

to explain how education systems of the past have successfully transformed to meet the needs of growing economies around the world

to show that education systems should teach students to solve problems independently rather than working as a team

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

In melville's "bartleby the scrivener," why does the narrator refuse to fire bartleby even after bartleby has told him he will never write for him again? select all that apply

Match the term to the purpose it has. 1. but 2. furthermore 3. meanwhile 4. in the distance 5. first 6. therefore 7. in other words 8. for instance a. show space relation b. introduce an illustration c. repetition of an idea d. take away, limit, or oppose e. show a consequence f. indicate order g. show time relation h. add ideas