Iwas at home at that hour and writing in my study; and although my french windows face towards ottershaw and the blind was up (for i loved in those days to look up at the night sky), i saw nothing of it. yet this strangest of all things that ever came to earth from outer space must have fallen while i was sitting there, visible to me had i only looked up as it passed. some of those who saw its flight say it travelled with a hissing sound. i myself heard nothing of that.

–the war of the worlds,
h. g. wells

what is most likely the purpose of this passage?

to inform
to persuade
to entertain

To entertain

Explanation:

The purpose of this essay is to entertain. It doesn't not provide any sort of information that can be made use of. Neither does this passage pose any arguments that could be used to persuade someone.

The last option is to entertain because it only provides a description of the events  that are an abstract and do not make any proper sense. It can not be argued upon or to be used as an information.

president jefferson protested this interference in american trade. he sent james monroe to london to negotiate a treaty. jefferson wanted britain to stop taking sailors from american ships, and to stop interfering in the trade of neutral nations. monroe tried many times to discuss such an agreement. but the british foreign minister was always too busy to see him.

explanation:

the quran was sent by an angel to muhhamad   which made up the quran they beiliev that there is on   god who controls everything and they believ every prophet lived jesus and the jews prophet