What compelled the grimms to concentrate on old german epics, tales, and literature was a belief that the most natural and pure forms of culture-those which held the community together-were linguistic and based in history. according to them, modern literature, even though it might be remarkably rich, was artificial and thus could not express the genuine essence of volk culture that emanated naturally from experience and bound the people together. therefore, all their efforts went toward uncovering stories from the past. what is the author's purpose for writing the essay "how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale"? a - to entertain children with details from the grimms' tales b - to persuade adults to read and enjoy fairy tales c - to inform scholars of the ways modern literature can d - to inform readers of the reasons why the grimms more often be artificial collected their tales ( - 15 points! )

D. to inform readers of the reasons why the Grimms more often be artificial collected their tales.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "How the  Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale" we can see the description of the reasons why the Grimm Brothers concentrated on old German epics, tales and literature instead of concentrating in modern literature, that is because they thought modern literature was artificial and old literature was the most natural and pure form of culture. So the purpose of the text is to inform the reader about those reasons.

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1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.